Administrative authorities within the meaning of Section 36 (1) no. 1 of the Act on Administrative Offences shall be
1. for the Federal Republic of Germany’s diplomatic missions abroad, the Federal Foreign Office, or a federal authority designated via statutory instrument by the Federal Foreign Office in consultation with the Federal Ministry of the Interior; the statutory instrument shall not require Bundesrat approval;
2. the Federal Police authorities designated pursuant to Section (58) (a) of the Federal Police Act , unless the Länder, with federal agreement, use their own forces to carry out routine border policing tasks.
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