# The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007, Regulation 8: Enforcement: designation of enforcement authorities

Extent: E+W

(1) County councils and county borough councils in Wales are designated as enforcement authorities for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), each enforcement authority has enforcement functions in relation to the premises and vehicles which are within its area.
(3) Where more than one enforcement authority is investigating the same person under powers conferred by Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act, the authorities concerned may by agreement transfer enforcement functions to one of them or to any other enforcement authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/787/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-free-premises-etc-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-8
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