Regulation 3 Enforcement

Subject to the provisions of this regulation, local authorities, the Minister, the Commissioners and the Wine Standards Board are hereby designated competent authori-ties or agencies for the purpose of the enforcement of the Community provisions.

For the purposes of Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2048/89 laying down general rules on controls in the wine sector, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereby designated as the liaison authority for the United Kingdom.

Each local authority shall secure the enforcement and execution of the relevant Community provisions in so far as they relate to the retail sale of wine and other wine-sector products within its area.

The Minister, the Commissioners and the Wine Standards Board shall secure the enforcement and execution of the relevant Community provisions in so far as they relate to the importation and exportation of any wine-sector product to or from the United Kingdom.

The Minister and the Wine Standards Board shall secure the enforcement andexecution of the relevant Community provisions in so far as they relate to any matter not mentioned in paragraphs (3) or (4) of this regulation.

Nothing in this regulation shall be taken as authorising in the United Kingdom the Wine Standards Board or the Commissioners, or in relation to Scotland only, the Minister or a local authority, to institute proceedings for an offence.