Explanatory Notes

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 13

21 July 2008

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Co-Ordination of Regulatory Enforcement

Introduction

Section 22: Scope of Part 2

61.Section 22 defines the scope of Part 2 of the Act. Part 2 applies where a regulated person carries on an activity in the area of two or more local authorities, and each of those authorities has the same relevant function in relation to that activity. For example, Part 2 will apply where a business sells a product in two different local authorities and is subject to regulatory enforcement by trading standards in both those authorities.