Supervision, enforcement, publicity etc.
26 Enforcement authorities.
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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 F4lead enforcement authority,
b
in Great Britain, a local weights and measures authority, and
c
in Northern Ireland, the F7Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland .
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For the investigatory powers available to an authority for the purposes of the duty in subsection (1), see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
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3
Nothing in this section or in section 25 above authorises an enforcement authority to institute proceedings in Scotland for an offence.
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