Section 25 EnforcementI1
It is the duty of a council to enforce within its area the provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 and regulations made under them.
The Scottish Ministers may direct, in relation to a particular case or cases of a particular description, that any duty imposed on a council by subsection (1) is to be discharged by the Scottish Ministers and not by the council.
Where a direction has effect under subsection (2), sections 27 to 31 apply, in relation to the particular case, or cases of the description, specified in the direction—
as if references to a council officer were references to a person acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, and
with references to a person's area being read in accordance with any modifications specified in the direction.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 25 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/345, art. 2, Sch.
Notes on Part 1
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 1 heading substituted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(1), Sch. 8 para. 2 (with Sch. 8 para. 20)
- F2
Words in Pt. 1 heading inserted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(7), Sch. 9 para. 2; S.S.I. 2026/210, reg. 2(1)