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PART 3U.K.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. Pt. 3 in force at 6.4.2008, see art. 1(1)

All the regulatory functions so far as exercisable by local authorities under or by virtue of the following enactments (including any regulatory function conferred by subordinate legislation made under those enactments)—
Agriculture
Game Act 1831(1)
Ground Game Act 1880(2)
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949(3)
Pests Act 1954(4)
Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964(5)
Plant Health Act 1967(6)
Agriculture Act 1967(7)
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968(8)
Agriculture Act 1970(9)
Disease Control (England) Order 2003(10)
Organic Products (Imports from Third Countries) Regulations 2003(11)
Organic Products Regulations 2004(12)
Cattle Identification Regulations 2007(13)
Animal health and welfare
Dogs Act 1906(14)
Protection of Animals Act 1911(15)
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925(16)
Pet Animals Act 1951(17)
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963(18)
Breeding of Dogs Act 1973(19)
Animal Health Act 1981(20)
Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984(21)
Protection Against Cruel Tethering Act 1988(22)
Welfare of Animals at Slaughter Act 1991(23)
Breeding of Dogs Act 1991(24)
Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999(25)
Animal Welfare Act 2006(26)
Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995(27)
Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003(28)
Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004(29)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006(30)
Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006(31)
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006(32)
Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006(33)
Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006(34)
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2007(35)
Anti-social behaviour
Theft Act 1968(36)
Theft Act 1978(37)
Malicious Communications Act 1988(38)
Parts 5, 7 and 12 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(39)
Protection from Harassment Act 1997(40)
Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001(41)
Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003(42)
Part 4 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005(43)
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006(44)
Charities
Charities Act 1993(45)
Charities Act 2006(46)
Children
Part 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933(47)
Part 2 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963(48)
Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991(49)
Companies
Part 11 of the Companies Act 1985(50)
Business Names Act 1985(51)
Consumer and business protection
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1928(52)
Cancer Act 1939(53)
Accommodation Agencies Act 1953(54)
Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958(55)
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964(56)
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(57)
Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967(58)
Trade Descriptions Act 1968(59)
Medicines Act 1968(60)
Section 40 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970(61)
Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971(62)
Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973(63)
Fair Trading Act 1973(64)
Hallmarking Act 1973(65)
Prices Act 1974(66)
Consumer Credit Act 1974(67)
Solicitors Act 1974(68)
Farriers (Registration) Act 1975(69)
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977(70)
Sale of Goods Act 1979(71)
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981(72)
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982(73)
Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985(74)
Consumer Protection Act 1987(75)
Scotch Whisky Act 1988(76)
Opticians Act 1989(77)
Parts 4 and 6 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(78)
Timeshare Act 1992(79)
Osteopaths Act 1993(80)
National Lottery etc. Act 1993(81)
Sunday Trading Act 1994(82)
Disability Discrimination Act 1995(83)
Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002(84)
Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004(85)
Fraud Act 2006(86)
Crystal Glass (Descriptions) Regulations 1973
Aerosol Dispensers (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977(87)
Alcohol Tables Regulations 1979(88)
[F1Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer's Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008]
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992(89)
Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995(90)
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulation 1999(91)
Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000(92)
Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002(93)
Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004(94)
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005(95)
General Product Safety Regulations 2005(96)
F2. . .
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006(97)
[F3Textile Products (Determination of Composition) Regulations 2008
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008]
[F4Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008]
Education
Sections 214 and 215 of the Education Reform Act 1988(98)
Employment agencies
Employment Agencies Act 1973(99)
Entertainment
Theatres Act 1968(100)
Video Recordings Act 1984(101)
Cinemas Act 1985(102)
Environment
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928(103)
Weeds Act 1959(104)
Countryside Act 1968(105)
Control of Pollution Act 1974(106)
Energy Act 1976(107)
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(108)
Litter Act 1983(109)
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(110)
Motorcycle Noise Act 1987(111)
Environment and Safety Information Act 1988(112)
Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989(113)
Environmental Protection Act 1990(114)
Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993(115)
Environment Act 1995(116)
Noise Act 1996(117)
Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999(118)
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005(119)
Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996(120)
Energy Information (Tumble Driers) Regulations 1996(121)
Energy Information (Combined Washer-driers) Regulations 1997(122)
Energy Information (Lamps) Regulations 1999(123)
Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emissions of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 1999(124)
Energy Information (Dishwashers) Regulations 1999(125)
Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001(126)
Energy Information (Household Electric Ovens) Regulations 2003(127)
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003(128)
Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004(129)
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (England) Regulations 2004(130)
Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) (No. 2) Regulations 2005(131)
Estate agents
Estate Agents Act 1979(132)
Property Misdescriptions Act 1991(133)
Fish and fisheries
Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966(134)
Food standards and safety
Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967(135)
Slaughterhouses Act 1974(136)
Food Act 1984(137)
Food Safety Act 1990(138)
Food Standards Act 1999(139)
Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006(140)
Housing
Parts 8, 9 and 10 of the Housing Act 1985(141)
Part 8 of the Housing Act 1996(142)
Parts 2 to 5 of the Housing Act 2004(143)
Intellectual property
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988(144)
Trade Marks Act 1994(145)
Olympic Symbol etc (Protection) Act 1995(146)
Licensing
Pedlars Act 1871(147)
Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936(148)
House to House Collections Act 1939(149)
Hypnotism Act 1952(150)
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960(151)
Riding Establishments Act 1964(152)
Riding Establishments Act 1970(153)
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976(154)
Zoo Licensing Act 1981(155)
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982(156)
London Local Authorities Act 1990(157)
London Local Authorities Act 1991(158)
London Local Authorities Act 1994(159)
London Local Authorities Act 1995(160)
London Local Authorities Act 1996(161)
Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998(162)
London Local Authorities Act 2000(163)
Licensing Act 2003(164)
London Local Authorities Act 2004(165)
Gambling Act 2005(166)
London Local Authorities Act 2007(167)
Public health and safety
Town Police Clauses Act 1847(168)
Explosives Act 1875(169)
Police, Factories, etc (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916(170)
Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922(171)
Explosives Act 1923(172)
Public Health Act 1936(173)
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954(174)
Mines and Quarries Act 1954(175)
Factories Act 1961(176)
Public Health Act 1961(177)
London Government Act 1963(178)
Office, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963(179)
Firearms Act 1968(180)
Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969(181)
Defective Premises Act 1972(182)
Poisons Act 1972(183)
Part 9 of the Local Government Act 1972(184)
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(185)
Guard Dogs Act 1975(186)
Safety at Sports Grounds Act 1975(187)
Explosives (Age of Purchase &c.) Act 1976(188)
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976(189)
Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978(190)
Firearms Act 1982(191)
Part 2 of the Local Government Act 1985(192)
Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987(193)
Crossbows Act 1987(194)
Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1988(195)
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991(196)
Offshore Safety Act 1992(197)
Clean Air Act 1993(198)
Knives Act 1997(199)
Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2000(200)
Private Security Industry Act 2001(201)
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002(202)
Fireworks Act 2003(203)
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006(204)
Part 1 of the Health Act 2006(205)
Electro-Medical Equipment (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988(206)
Construction Products Regulations 1991(207)
Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 1991(208)
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992(209)
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994(210)
Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995(211)
Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999(212)
Medical Devices Regulations 2002(213)
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002(214)
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002(215)
Recreational Craft Regulations 2004(216)
Medicines (Advertising) Amendment Regulations 2004(217)
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(218)
Medicines (Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2005(219)
Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005(220)
Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations Regulations 2006(221)
Road transport
Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972(222)
Highways Act 1980(223)
Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(224)
Transport Act 1981(225)
Road Traffic Act 1988(226)
Road Traffic Act (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988(227)
Road Traffic Act 1991(228)
Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001(229)
Traffic Management Act 2004(230)
Water
Water Industry Act 1991(231)
Water Resources Act 1991(232)
Weights and measures
Weights and Measures etc Act 1976(233)
Weights and Measures Act 1985(234)
Calibration of Tanks of Vessels (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1975(235)
Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977(236)
Alcoholometers and Alcohol Hydrometers (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977(237)
Taximeters (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1979(238)
Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988(239)
Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Gas Volume Meters) Regulations 1988(240)
Units of Measurement Regulations 1995(241)
Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000(242)
Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006(243)
Measuring Instruments (Automatic Discontinuous Totalisers) Regulations 2006(244)
Measuring Instruments (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2006(245)
Measuring Instruments (Automatic catchweighers) Regulations 2006(246)
Measuring Instruments (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2006(247)
Measuring Instruments (Beltweighers) Regulations 2006(248)
Measuring Instruments (Capacity Serving Measures) Regulations 2006(249)
Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 2006(250)
Measuring Instruments (Material Measures of Length) Regulations 2006(251)
Measuring Instruments (Cold-water Meters) Regulations 2006(252)
Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel Delivered from Road Tankers) Regulations 2006(253)

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