The Eggs and Chicks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Enforcement

15.—(1) Each district council must—

(a) enforce the provisions mentioned in Schedule 3, as read with regulation 6, insofar as they apply to—

(i) the retail sale of eggs within their area; and

(ii) the sale of eggs to a mass caterer in their area;

(b) enforce the provisions of regulation 12(8)—

(i) in the case of a direction given by an authorised officer who is authorised by the district council; and

(ii) in the case of a pack or container secured by an authorised officer who is authorised by the district council; and

(c) enforce the provisions of regulation 14(1) in the case of an obstruction of an authorised officer who is authorised by the district council.

(2) The Department may enforce the provisions mentioned in Schedule 3, as read with regulation 6, insofar as they apply to the retail sale of eggs or the sale of eggs to a mass caterer.

(3) The Department must—

(a) enforce the provisions mentioned in Schedule 2, as read with regulation 3;

(b) enforce the provisions mentioned in Schedule 3, as read with regulation 6, insofar as they do not apply to the retail sale of eggs or the sale of eggs to a mass caterer;

(c) enforce the provisions of regulation 12(8)—

(i) in the case of a direction given by an authorised officer who is authorised by the Department; and

(ii) in the case of a pack or container secured by an authorised officer who is authorised by the Department;

(d) enforce the provisions of regulation 13(5); and

(e) enforce the provisions of regulation 14(1) in the case of an obstruction of an authorised officer who is authorised by the Department.

(4) In this regulation—

“mass caterer” means the entities referred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC;

“retail sale” means any sale other than a sale for use or resale in the course of a trade or business; and

“sale” includes possession for sale and offer, exposure and advertising for sale.