PART 1Introduction

Competent authorities of destination and dispatchF16

The competent authorities of destination and dispatch F3... are—

a

in England and the English area, the Environment Agency;

b

in Wales and the Welsh area, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

c

in Scotland and the Scottish area, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

d

in Northern Ireland and the Northern Irish area, the Department of F2Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.