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Enforcement

10.—(1) In this regulation, “enforcement area” means any place which is designated as a control area in accordance with regulation 5 or any freight terminal area.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the following authorities are specified as the authorities by whom these Regulations are to be enforced and executed—

(a)unless paragraph (b) applies—

(i)where an enforcement area is wholly or mainly situated in the area of a local authority(1), by the local authority in whose area the enforcement area is wholly or mainly situated, or

(ii)where it is not possible to determine in which local authority area an enforcement area is wholly or mainly situated, by all the authorities in whose area part of the enforcement area is situated;

(b)where any functions under these Regulations are assigned by an order under section 2 or 7 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to a port health authority in whose area an enforcement area is wholly or mainly situated, by that port health authority.

(3) The Secretary of State is also specified as an enforcement authority by whom regulation 7 is to be enforced and executed, in so far as it relates to any place which is designated as a control area in accordance with regulation 5.

(1)

See section 1(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.