Supervision, enforcement, publicity etc.
26 Enforcement authorities.
1
Without prejudice to section 25(1) above, the following authorities (in this Act referred to as “enforcement authorities”) have a duty to enforce this Act—
a
the Director,
b
in Great Britain, a local weights and measures authority, and
c
in Northern Ireland, the Department of Commerce for Northern Ireland.
2
Where a local weights and measures authority in England and Wales propose to institute proceedings for an offence under this Act it shall, as between the authority and the Director, be the duty of the authority to give the Director notice of the intended proceedings, together with a summary of the facts on which the charges are to be founded, and postpone the institution of the proceedings until either—
a
twenty-eight days have expired since that notice was given, or
b
the Director has notified them of receipt of the notice and summary.
3
Nothing in this section or in section 25 above authorises an enforcement authority to institute proceedings in Scotland for an offence.
4
Every local weights and measures authority shall, whenever the Director requires, report to him in such form and with such particulars as he requires on the exercise of their functions under this Act.
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