Section 26—Powers of local weights and measures authorities
112.Section 26 introduces the schedule, which makes provision about the powers of Trading Standards (and its officers) to enforce the offences under sections 2 and 3 of the Act in its area and related matters.
113.In Scotland, a local weights and measures authority is the local authority for the area. In these Notes, the local weights and measures authority for a local authority area is referred to as “