PART 4

Enforcement

Appointment of authorised persons
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1
The enforcing authority may authorise in writing such persons (“authorised persons”) as it considers appropriate to act for the purpose of enforcing these Regulations.
2
An authorisation under any of the following is an authorisation for the purposes of these Regulations—
a
section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 (powers of enforcing authorities and persons authorised by them);
b
Article 19 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (powers of enforcing authorities and persons authorised by them).
3
An authorisation under any of the following is an authorisation for the purposes of paragraph (1), unless the Secretary of State specifies to the contrary—
a
regulation 16 of the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (appointment of inspectors);
b
regulation 12 of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 (inspectors).
1995 c. 25. Section 108 is amended by Schedule 3 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), section 55(7) to (9) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), section 53 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), section 46(2) of, and paragraph 5(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 43(1) and (10)(a) of Part 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), by S.I. 2000/1973, 2010/675 and 2013/755, and by S.S.I. 2000/323 and 2006/181.
S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7).
S.I. 2002/1355, amended by S.I. 2005/2055 and 2011/982. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.
S.I. 2005/2055, amended by S.I. 2011/983. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.