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4.—(1) The Food Standards Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of—
(a)Part 2 (certificates, temporary certificates and licences), unless specified otherwise;
(b)approving restraining pens in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 3; and
(c)in relation to the killing of animals in a slaughterhouse—
(i)receiving and assessing documents, records or information in accordance with Articles 6(4), 9(1), 14(2) and 17(5);
(ii)receiving and assessing other documents, records or information in accordance with the EU Regulation or these Regulations; and
(iii)taking action in the event of any non-compliance with the EU Regulation or these Regulations in accordance with Article 22(1).
(2) Otherwise, the Secretary of State is the competent authority, and acts as the member State, for the purposes of the EU Regulation and these Regulations.
(3) The Secretary of State may act as the competent authority in relation to—
(a)the suspension or revocation of certificates, temporary certificates or licences under Part 2; and
(b)the appointment of inspectors in accordance with regulation 34.
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