Supervision, enforcement, publicity etc.

26 Enforcement authorities.

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Without prejudice to section 25(1) above, the following authorities (in this Act referred to as “enforcement authorities”) have a duty to enforce this Act—

a

the F4lead enforcement authority,

b

in Great Britain, a local weights and measures authority, and

c

in Northern Ireland, the Department of Commerce for Northern Ireland.

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3

Nothing in this section or in section 25 above authorises an enforcement authority to institute proceedings in Scotland for an offence.

4

Every local weights and measures authority shall, whenever the F5lead enforcement authority requires, report to F3it in such form and with such particulars as F3it requires on the exercise of their functions under this Act.

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