(1)It is the duty of a council to enforce within its area the provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 and regulations made under them.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may direct, in relation to a particular case or cases of a particular description, that any duty imposed on a council by subsection (1) is to be discharged by the Scottish Ministers and not by the council.
(3)Where a direction has effect under subsection (2), sections 27 to 31 apply, in relation to the particular case, or cases of the description, specified in the direction—
(a)as if references to a council officer were references to a person acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, and
(b)with references to a person’s area being read in accordance with any modifications specified in the direction.