Competent authorities of destination and dispatch
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6.—(1) The competent authorities of destination and dispatch for the purposes of the Community Regulation are—
(a)in England and Wales, the Environment Agency;
(b)in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(c)in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment,
excluding in each case, subject to paragraph (2), the marine area.
(2) The Secretary of State is the competent authority of destination and dispatch for the marine area, except in the case of waste vessels in the area specified in regulation 2(1)(b), where the competent authority is the body in paragraph (1).