4.—(1) A regulatory function is specified for the purposes of section 22C(1)(c) of the Act if it is a regulatory function that a local authority in Northern Ireland is entitled to exercise under a relevant enactment.
(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant enactment” means an enactment—
(a)specified in Schedule 3 to the Act or an enactment made under such an enactment, or
(b)made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) with respect to—
(i)the safety of consumers in relation to goods, or
(ii)technical standards derived from European Union law, other than standards and requirements in relation to food, agricultural or horticultural produce, fish or fish products, seeds, animal feeding stuffs, fertilisers or pesticides.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a regulatory function if, or to the extent that, the function relates to a matter which is a transferred matter.
1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and by section 3 and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2007 (c.7).