PART 4Notices, licences, approvals and enforcement

Enforcement25.

(1)

A person who does anything, or fails to do anything, in contravention of this Order commits an offence under section 73 of the Act.

(2)

This Order is enforceable by a local authority.

(3)

The Secretary of State may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or any particular case, that the Secretary of State will enforce this Order instead of the local authority.

(4)

Where the Secretary of State makes a direction under paragraph (3), the Secretary of State may delegate to the Director of Public Prosecutions functions in relation to the prosecution of an offence under this Order.