Notice of testing of item
14(1)Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where—
(a)a glue trap purchased (or acquired under direction or by agreement) by an officer of a local weights and measures authority under paragraph 4 is submitted to a test and as a result proceedings are brought for an offence under section 2 or 3, or
(b)a glue trap or item seized by an officer of a local weights and measures authority under paragraph 8 is submitted to a test.
(2)The local weights and measures must inform the relevant person of the results of the test.
(3)The local weights and measures authority must allow a relevant person to have the glue trap or item tested if it is reasonably practicable to do so.
(4)In sub-paragraph (2), “relevant person” means the person from whom the glue trap or item was purchased or seized.
(5)In sub-paragraph (3), “relevant person” means—
(a)in a case within sub-paragraph (1)(a), a person who is a party to the proceedings, or
(b)in any other case, a person referred to in sub-paragraph (4).