Article 1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
This Order may be cited as the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Regulatory Functions in Scotland and Northern Ireland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 6th April 2009.
Article 2Citation, commencement and interpretation#
In this Order “the Act” means the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008.
(1)The following are specified in relation to a local authority in Scotland—
(a)any regulatory function exercised by that authority under a relevant enactment of imposing requirements, restrictions or conditions, or setting standards or giving guidance, in relation to any activity, and
(b)any regulatory function exercised by that authority which relates to the securing of compliance with, or the enforcement of, requirements, restrictions, conditions, standards or guidance which under or by virtue of a relevant enactment relate to any activity.
(2)In paragraph (1) “relevant enactment” means an enactment specified in Schedule 1 or an enactment made under such an enactment.
(1)The following are specified in relation to a local authority in Northern Ireland—
(a)any regulatory function exercised by that authority under a relevant enactment of imposing requirements, restrictions or conditions, or setting standards or giving guidance, in relation to any activity, and
(b)any regulatory function exercised by that authority which relates to the securing of compliance with, or the enforcement of, requirements, restrictions, conditions, standards or guidance which under or by virtue of a relevant enactment relate to any activity.
(a)an enactment specified in Schedule 2 or an enactment made under such an enactment; and
(b)an enactment made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 with respect to
(i)the safety of consumers in relation to goods, or
(ii)technical standards derived from European Community law, other than standards and requirements in relation to food, agricultural or horticultural produce, fish or fish products, seeds, animal feeding stuffs, fertilisers or pesticides).