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The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Wales) Order 2007

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The competent authority

20.—(1) The National Assembly is the competent authority for the purposes of granting or issuing—

(a)authorisations to transporters in accordance with Articles 10, 11 and 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;

(b)certificates of competence in accordance with Article 17(2) of that Regulation;

(c)certificates of approval of means of transport by road in accordance with Article 18(1) of that Regulation;

(d)certificates of approval of livestock vessels in accordance with Article 19(1) of that Regulation.

(2) For the purposes of that Regulation, the National Assembly is the competent authority for—

(a)receiving notification of changes relating to authorisations in accordance with Article 6(2);

(b)receiving documents in accordance with Article 6(5), (8) and (9) and point 3(b) of Annex II;

(c)checking and inspecting journey logs in accordance with Article 14(1) and the second paragraph of point 5 of Annex II;

(d)carrying out checks relating to long journeys in accordance with Article 15;

(e)recording information relating to livestock vessels in accordance with Article 19(3) and (4);

(f)inspecting livestock vessels in accordance with Article 20;

(g)requiring action in the event of non-compliance by transporters in accordance with Article 23;

(h)receiving notification from other competent authorities of non-compliance in accordance with Article 26(2) and (3);

(i)taking action in the event of infringements in accordance with Article 26;

(j)inspecting animals, means of transport and accompanying documentation in accordance with Article 27(1);

(k)approving classification societies in accordance with point 1 of Chapter IV of Annex I.

(3) The National Assembly is the competent authority for the purposes of—

(a)granting or issuing approvals in accordance with Articles 3 and 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97;

(b)receiving information on animals passing through a control post in accordance with Article 5(h) and (i) of that Regulation.

(4) The National Assembly is responsible for exercising the functions of a member State for the purposes of—

(a)Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;

(b)Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97,

and for designating bodies in accordance with Articles 17(2), 18(1) and 19(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

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