# The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021, Paragraph 29: Criminal proceedings


(1) A district council in Northern Ireland may bring proceedings for a consumer offence allegedly committed in a part of Northern Ireland which is outside that council’s district.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “a consumer offence” means—
(a) an offence under the enforcer’s legislation which a district council in Northern Ireland has a duty or power to enforce,
(b) an offence under legislation under which legislation within paragraph (a) is made,
(c) an offence originating from an investigation into a breach of legislation mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), or
(d) an offence described in paragraph 21 or 22 of this Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348224641/schedule/1/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-market-surveillance-northern-ireland-regulations-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-29
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