# The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 1: Enforcement Powers under the 1978 Order


For the purposes of enforcing EU regulation 2016/425, these Regulations and RAMs (in its application to PPE) the following Articles of the 1978 Order apply subject to the modifications in paragraph 2—
(a) Article 21 (appointment of inspectors);
(b) Article 22 (powers of inspectors);
(c) Article 23 (improvement notices);
(d) Article 24 (prohibition notices);
(e) Article 25 (provisions supplementary to Articles 23 and 24);
(f) Article 26 (appeal against improvement or prohibition notice);
(g) Article 27 (power to deal with cause of imminent danger);
(h) Article 27A (power of customs officer to detain articles and substances);
(i) Article 28 (power of enforcing authorities to indemnify inspectors);
(j) Article 29 (obtaining of information by the Executive, enforcing authorities etc);
(k) Article 29A (information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs);
(l) Article 30 (restrictions on disclosure of information);
(m) Article 31 (offences);
(n) Article 32 (extension of time for bringing summary proceedings);
(o) Article 33 (venue);
(p) Article 36 (prosecution by inspectors);
(q) Article 38 (evidence);
(r) Article 39 (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/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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