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4.—(1) The local weights and measures authority, and in relation to Northern Ireland the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, enforce regulation 8 (responsibilities of dealers), regulation 9 (information requirements) and RAMS.
(2) The Secretary of State enforces regulation 7 (responsibilities of suppliers), regulation 9, regulation 10 (misleading information) and RAMS.
(3) Each of these is referred to as a “market surveillance authority”.
5. A market surveillance authority may authorise in writing any person who appears suitable to act on its behalf to carry out any of its functions and to exercise any of the powers or duties conferred by these Regulations or RAMS.
6. The following have effect—
(a)Schedule 1 (EU measures);
(b)Schedule 2 (powers of entry and warrants);
(c)Schedule 3 (testing);
(d)Schedule 4 (civil sanctions).
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