The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) Regulations 1987

Enforcement

3.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, local authorities, the Minister, the Commissioners and the Wine Standards Board are hereby designated competent authorities or agencies for the purpose of Community provisions.

(2) Each local authority shall secure the enforcement and execution of the relevant Community provisions in so far as they relate to the retail sale of wine within its area.

(3) The Minister, the Commissioners and the Wine Standards Board shall secure the enforcement and execution of the relevant Community provisions in so far as they relate to the importation and exportation of wine to or from the United Kingdom.

(4) The Minister and the Wine Standards Board shall secure the enforcement and execution of the relevant Community provisions in so far as they relate to any matter not mentioned in paragraphs (2) or (3) of this regulation.

(5) Nothing in this regulation shall be taken as authorising in the United Kingdom the Wine Standards Board or the Commissioners, or in relation to Scotland only, the Minister or a local authority, to institute proceedings for an offence.

(6) In this regulation—

(a) “local authority” means—

(i) as respects England and Wales, a food and drugs authority for the purposes of the Food Act 1984(1);

(ii) as respects Scotland, an islands or district council which is the enforcement authority for the purposes of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956(2);

(iii) as respects Northern Ireland, a district council for the purposes of section 29 of the Food and Drugs Act (Northern Ireland) 1958(3);

(b) “the Wine Standards Board” means the Wine Standards Board of The Vintners' Company.

(7) The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to the duties of such local authorities under the provisions of the respective Acts referred to in paragraph (6) of this regulation.

(1)

1984 c. 30.

(2)

1956 c. 30.

(3)

1958 c. 27 (N.I.).