Enforcement

Enforcement by local weights and measures authorities
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1
It is the duty of every local weights and measures authority in England to enforce in its area—
a
section 1 (prohibitions applying to landlords),
b
section 2 (prohibitions applying to letting agents), and
c
Schedule 2 (treatment of holding deposit).
2
The duty in subsection (1) is subject to sections 14(5) (enforcement by another enforcement authority) and 26 (enforcement by the lead enforcement authority).
3
Where a breach of section 1 or 2 or Schedule 2 relates to housing which is located in the area of more than one local weights and measures authority, the breach is taken to have occurred in each of those areas.
4
A local weights and measures authority in England must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State or the lead enforcement authority (if not the Secretary of State) about the exercise of its functions under this Act.
5
For the investigatory powers available to a local weights and measures authority in England for the purposes of enforcing this Act, see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
6
In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (duties and powers to which Schedule 5 applies), at the appropriate place insert “ section 6 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 ”.
S. 6 in force at 1.6.2019 by S.I. 2019/857, reg. 3(f)