In the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), after section 54 (sale of aerosol paint to children) insert—

“54AEnforcement of section 54

(1)

It is the duty of every local weights and measures authority—

(a)

to consider, at least once in every period of twelve months, the extent to which it is appropriate for the authority to carry out in their area a programme of enforcement action in relation to section 54; and

(b)

to the extent that they consider it appropriate to do so, carry out such a programme.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), a programme of enforcement action in relation to section 54 is a programme involving all or any of the following—

(a)

the bringing of prosecutions in respect of offences under that section;

(b)

the investigation of complaints in respect of alleged offences under that section;

(c)

the taking of other measures intended to reduce the incidence of offences under that section.”