# The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018, 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/390/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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