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2. In Great Britain, in relation to pressure equipment or assemblies for private use or consumption—U.K.
(a)it shall be the duty of every weights and measures authority to enforce these Regulations within their area and a reference in the provisions applied to these Regulations by sub-paragraph (b) to an “enforcement authority” shall be construed accordingly;
(b)sections 14, 15, 28 to 35, 37, F1... 44 and 47 of the 1987 Act shall apply for the purposes of providing for the enforcement of these Regulations and in respect of proceedings for contravention thereof as if—
(i)references to safety provisions were references to these Regulations;
(ii)references to goods were references to pressure equipment or assemblies as the context may require;
(iii)in section 14, in sub-section (6), for “six months” there was substituted “three months”;
(iv)in sections 28, 29, 30, 33, 34 and 35, the words “or any provision made by or under Part III of this Act” on each occasion that they occur, were omitted;
(v)in section 28, sub-sections (3), (4) and (5) were omitted;
(vi)in section 29, sub-section (4) was omitted;
(vii)in section 30, sub-sections (7) and (8) were omitted; and
F2(viii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)sections 39 and 40 of the 1987 Act shall apply to offences under section 32 of that Act as it is applied to these Regulations by sub-paragraph [F3(c)]; and
(e)in England and Wales, a magistrates' court may try an information in respect of an offence committed under these Regulations if the information is laid within twelve months from the time when the offence is committed, and in Scotland summary proceedings for such an offence may be begun at any time within twelve months from the time when the offence is committed.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(b) revoked (4.5.2004) by virtue of The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/693), art. 1, Sch. 2
F2Sch. 8 para. 2(b)(viii) revoked (4.5.2004) by virtue of The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/693), art. 1, Sch. 2
F3Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(d) substituted (30.5.2002) by The Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1267), regs. 1, 2(3)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 29.11.1999, see reg. 1(3)
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