PART 4

Enforcement

Enforcement authority
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1
The local authority enforces the Pets Regulation, the Commission Implementing Regulation, Decision 2003/459/EC, Decision 2006/146/EC, Decision 2007/25/EC, the supplementary Regulation and this Order (in this Part, “the relevant instruments”).
2
In relation to cases of a particular description or to a particular case, the appropriate authority may direct that the relevant instruments be enforced by it instead.
3
Where the Secretary of State makes a direction under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may delegate to the Director of Public Prosecutions functions in relation to the prosecution of an offence under this Order.
Art. 13(3) added (E.W.) (24.12.2012) by The Agriculture, Animals, Environment and Food etc. (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2897), arts. 1(1), 45
Words in art. 13(1) inserted (29.12.2014) by The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3158), arts. 1(3), 10