8.—(1) These Regulations must be enforced by the local authority.
(2) The Secretary of State may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or any particular case, that he will enforce these Regulations instead of the local authority.
[F1(3) Where the Secretary of State makes a direction under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may delegate to the Director of Public Prosecutions functions in relation to the prosecution of an offence under these Regulations.]
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