{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-regulations-northern-ireland-2024/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-regulations-northern-ireland-2024/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2024/212",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-regulations-northern-ireland-2024",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Enforcement",
  "text": "(1) The enforcing authority for the purpose of compliance with these Regulations is the Department.\n(2) An authorised person may exercise any of their functions to determine or ensure compliance with these Regulations.\n(3) A district council is an authorised person for the purposes of these Regulations.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 6(1) substituted (29.7.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/126), regs. 1, 4(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 6(3) inserted (29.7.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/126), regs. 1, 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in operation at 1.6.2025, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/212/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:27:17.737106+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}