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4.—(1) The Coastguard Agency is designated as the competent authority for the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Council Directive and these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations in relation to any other member State the “competent authority” means any authority designated as such in relation to the matter in the member State in conformity with article 3 of the Council Directive.
(3) In these Regulations in relation to any other State “competent authority” means any authority designated as such by the State in relation to a purpose of these Regulations, or, if none, the State in question.
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