217.“The appropriate authority” is defined in section 96 ⎯
in relation to matters concerning England only, the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State;
in relation to matters concerning Wales only, the appropriate authority is the National Assembly for Wales;
in relation to matters concerning Scotland only, the appropriate authority is the Scottish Ministers;
in relation to matters concerning Northern Ireland only, the appropriate authority is the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland;
in relation to certain other specified matters (broadly speaking cross-border matters), the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State acting with the approval of the National Assembly for Wales, the Scottish Ministers (where a draft of the order has been approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament) or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland.
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