# The Detergents Regulations 2005, Regulation 4: Enforcement authorities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) In England, the enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations shall be—
(a) as respects each London borough, the council of that borough;
(b) as respects each district in a metropolitan county, the council of that district;
(c) as respects each district in a non-metropolitan county—
(i) where the county functions have been transferred to the council of that district under a structural change (as defined in section 14(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1992), the council of that district, and
(ii) in any other case, the council of the county;
(d) as respects the City of London (except the Temples), the Common Council of the City of London;
(e) as respects the Inner Temple, the Sub-Treasurer;
(f) as respects the Middle Temple, the Under Treasurer;
(g) as respects the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
(h) as respects each port, in relation to imported controlled products, the port health authority of that port.
(2) In Wales, the enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations shall be—
(a) as respects each county, the council of that county; and
(b) as respects each county borough, the council of that county borough.
(3) In Scotland, the enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations shall be, as regards each of their areas, the councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
(4) In Northern Ireland, the enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations shall be, as regards each district, the council of that district.
(5) In this regulation, the references to the purposes of enforcement and execution do not include either—
(a) the purposes of the competent authority under regulation 3(1); or
(b) the purposes of discharging the functions specified in regulation 3(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2469/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/detergents-regulations-2005/regulation-4
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