# The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015, Regulation 69: Action by enforcing authority


(1) An enforcing authority may itself take action which an economic operator could have been required to take by a notice served under these Regulations where the conditions for serving such a notice are met and either—
(a) the enforcing authority has been unable to identify any economic operator on whom to serve such a notice; or
(b) the economic operator on whom such a notice has been served has failed to comply with it.
(2) If the enforcing authority has taken action as a result of the condition in paragraph (1)(b) being met, the authority may recover from the economic operator, as a civil debt, any costs or expenses reasonably incurred by the enforcing authority in taking the action.
(3) A civil debt recoverable under paragraph (2) may be recovered summarily—
(a) in England and Wales by way of a complaint pursuant to section 58 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980;
(b) in Northern Ireland in proceedings under article 62 of the Magistrates' Court (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1553/regulation/69 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015/regulation-69
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