Criminal sanctions
F18AEnforcement by trading standards authority
(1)
A local weights and measures authority may enforce within their area the provisions of section 8.
F2(2)
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(3)
Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to the enforcement of section 8 in Northern Ireland; but—
(a)
the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment may enforce that section in Northern Ireland, F3...
F3(b)
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F4(3A)
For the investigatory powers available to a local weights and measures authority or the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the powers in this section, see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising a local weights and measures authority to bring proceedings in Scotland for an offence.