Regulation 3 The enforcement authorities

United Kingdom

(1)

In relation to retail supply these Regulations are enforced by—

(a)

where there is a unitary authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994^f1, that authority;

(b)

where there is not a unitary authority—

(i)

in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

(ii)

in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county;

(iii)

in each London borough, the council of that borough; or

(iv)

in the City of London, the Common Council.

(2)

Otherwise they are enforced by those local authorities, a port health authority and the Secretary of State.

F1(3)

The Secretary of State may delegate to the Director of Public Prosecutions functions in relation to the prosecution of an offence under these Regulations.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 3(3) added (24.12.2012) by The Agriculture, Animals, Environment and Food etc. (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2897), arts. 1(1), 38

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1994/867 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.