# Automated Vehicles Act 2024, Paragraph 1: Duty to enforce

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to enforce sections 78 and 79.
(See Part 3 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 for investigatory powers in connection with that duty.)
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not authorise the Secretary of State to bring criminal proceedings in Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/10/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/automated-vehicles-act-2024/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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