The Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012

Enforcement

6.—(1) These regulations are enforced—

(a) in England and Wales, by the local authority;

(b) in Scotland—

(i) by the local authority;

(ii) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in relation to any point of use or productive process regulated by that agency under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000;

(c) in Northern Ireland, by the district council in accordance with the enforcement provisions set out in Schedule 4.

(2) Where a local authority in England enforces these regulations, sections 108 and 110 of the Environment Act 1995(1) apply as if that local authority were an enforcing authority for the purposes of section 108.

(3) In this regulation, “local authority” means—

(a) in relation to England—

(i) a county or a district council;

(ii) a London borough council;

(iii) the Common Council of the City of London;

(iv) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(b) in relation to Wales—

(i) a county council;

(ii) a county borough council;

(c) in relation to Scotland, a unitary authority.

(1)

1995 c. 25, as amended by section 6 of and Schedule 3 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), S.I. 2000/1973, section 55 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38) and section 53 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16).