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Section 17 Enforcement officersI1I2

Scotland

(1)

An “enforcement officer” is—

(a)

an individual who—

(i)

is employed by Glasgow City Council, and

(ii)

is, in the Council’s view, sufficiently experienced in exercising functions of the kind conferred on enforcement officers by this Act, or

(b)

an individual designated as such in accordance with subsection (2).

(2)

Glasgow City Council may designate an individual as an enforcement officer only if the individual—

(a)

is an inspector of weights and measures (appointed under section 72(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985),

(b)

is authorised by a local authority to enforce the provisions of section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994, or

(c)

is employed by another local authority and is, in the Council’s view, sufficiently experienced in exercising functions of the kind conferred on enforcement officers by this Act.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 39(2)

I2

S. 17 in force at 20.9.2026 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2026/257, reg. 2, sch.