PART 2U.K.Enforcement
EnforcementU.K.
4.—(1) The local weights and measures authority, and in relation to Northern Ireland the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, enforce regulation 8 (responsibilities of dealers), regulation 9 (information requirements) and RAMS.
(2) The Secretary of State enforces regulation 7 (responsibilities of suppliers), regulation 9, regulation 10 (misleading information) and RAMS.
(3) Each of these is referred to as a “market surveillance authority”.
[F1(4) The Secretary of State may delegate to the Director of Public Prosecutions functions in relation to the prosecution of an offence under these Regulations.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4(4) added (E.W.) (24.12.2012) by The Agriculture, Animals, Environment and Food etc. (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2897), arts. 1(1), 42
Authorised personsU.K.
5. A market surveillance authority may authorise in writing any person who appears suitable to act on its behalf to carry out any of its functions and to exercise any of the powers or duties conferred by these Regulations or RAMS.
SchedulesU.K.
6. The following have effect—
(a)Schedule 1 (EU measures);
(b)Schedule 2 (powers of entry and warrants);
(c)Schedule 3 (testing);
(d)Schedule 4 (civil sanctions).