Paragraph 1 Enforcement powers under the 1974 Act

For the purposes of enforcing EU Regulation 2016/425 and these Regulations, the following sections of the 1974 Act apply subject to the modifications in paragraph 2—

(a)

section 19 (appointment of inspectors);

(b)

section 20 (powers of inspectors);

(c)

section 21 (improvement notices);

(d)

section 22 (prohibition notices);

(e)

section 23 (provisions supplementary to sections 21 and 22);

(f)

section 24 (appeal against improvement or prohibition notice);

(g)

section 25 (power to deal with cause of imminent danger);

(h)

section 25A (power of customs office to detain articles and substances);

(i)

section 26 (power of enforcing authorities to indemnify inspectors);

(j)

section 27 (obtaining of information by the Executive, enforcing authorities etc);

(k)

section 27A (information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs);

(l)

section 28 (restrictions on disclosure of information);

(m)

section 33 (offences);

(n)

section 34 (extension of time for bringing summary proceedings);

(o)

section 35 (venue);

(p)

section 39 (prosecution by inspectors);

(q)

section 41 (evidence); and

(r)

section 42 (power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied, or in certain cases, forfeiture).