Enforcement Authorities4

1

In England, enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations are—

a

for each London borough, the council of that borough;

b

for each district in a metropolitan county, the council of that district;

c

for each district in a non-metropolitan county—

i

where the county functions have been transferred to the council of that district under a structural change (as defined in section 14(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1992)9, the council of that district, and

ii

in any other case, the council of the county;

d

for the City of London (except the Temples), the Common Council of the City of London;

e

for the Inner Temple, the Sub-Treasurer;

f

for the Middle Temple, the Under Treasurer;

g

for the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and

h

for each port, in relation to imported controlled products, the port health authority of that port.

2

In Wales, enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations are—

a

for each county, the council of that county; and

b

for each county borough, the council of that county borough.

3

In Scotland, enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations are, for each of their areas, the councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 199410.

4

In Northern Ireland, enforcement authorities for the purposes of the enforcement and execution of these Regulations are, for each local government district, the council of that district.

5

In this regulation, the references to the purposes of enforcement and execution do not include either—

a

the purposes of the competent authority under regulation 3(1); or

b

the purposes of discharging the functions specified in regulation 3(2).