It shall be the duty of every local weights and measures authority and DETINI to enforce these Regulations F6(other than Part 4A).

The F5CMA may also enforce these Regulations.

Where the enforcement authority is a local weights and measures authority the duty referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply to the enforcement of these Regulations within the authority's area.

Where the enforcement authority is F3DETINI the duty referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply to the enforcement of these Regulations within Northern Ireland.

F4In determining how to comply with paragraph (1), or as the case may be, paragraph (1A), every enforcement authority shall have regard to the desirability of encouraging control of unfair commercial practices by such established means as it considers appropriate having regard to all the circumstances of the particular case.

Nothing in this regulation shall authorise any enforcement authority to bring proceedings in Scotland for an offence.