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4.—(1) Any person who contravenes a provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall on summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) The provisions of the Schedule (defences and enforcement) shall have effect.
(3) It shall be the duty of every enforcement authority to enforce these Regulations within its area, provided that nothing in these Regulations authorises an enforcement authority in Scotland to bring proceedings in Scotland for an offence.
(4) In Northern Ireland proceedings for an offence under these Regulations may be instituted by or on behalf of an enforcement authority or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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