Lead enforcement authority

Lead enforcement authority
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1
In this Act “lead enforcement authority” means—
a
the Secretary of State, or
b
a person whom the Secretary of State has arranged to be the lead enforcement authority in accordance with subsection (2).
2
The Secretary of State may make arrangements for a local weights and measures authority in England to be the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the relevant letting agency legislation instead of the Secretary of State.
3
The arrangements—
a
may include provision for payments by the Secretary of State;
b
may include provision about bringing the arrangements to an end.
4
The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional or saving provision which applies when there is a change in the lead enforcement authority.
5
The regulations may relate to a specific change in the lead enforcement authority or to changes that might arise from time to time.
6
In this Act “the relevant letting agency legislation” means—
a
this Act,
b
Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 as it applies in relation to dwelling-houses in England,
c
an order under section 83(1) or 84(1) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, and
d
regulations under section 133, 134 or 135 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
S. 24(4)(5) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 34(3)(c)
S. 24(1)-(3)(6) in force at 15.4.2019 by S.I. 2019/857, reg. 2(a)