Regulation 18 Enforcement

For the purpose of enforcement, the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 M1 (apart from sections 12 and 13) are to apply to these Regulations as if these Regulations were safety regulations within the meaning of that Act.

The reference to six months in section 14(6) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (imprisonment on summary conviction not to exceed six months), as that section has effect by virtue of paragraph (1), is to be read as a reference to three months.

The appropriate minister may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or a particular case, that any duty imposed on—

under section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 M2 (as that section has effect by virtue of paragraph (1)) is to be discharged instead by the appropriate minister.