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Environmental Health & Consumer Services:Section 2

(Continued from Section 1 ...)

Act Section Duty Delegated to
Criminal Attempts Act 1981 No specific duty - Common Informers Act D/G/K
Development of Tourism Act 1969 Power for Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce in respect of display of prices for accommodation D/G/K
Dogs Act 1906 3 Powers of authorised Officers to seize stray dogs C/E/F/J/L/M
Energy Act 1976 15 Figures about car passenger fuel consumption D/G/K
Energy Conservation Act 1981 20 Power to enforce any orders re-type approval of energy consuming appliances D/G/K
Requirement to produce records/documents
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Powers to copy documents
Accommodation Agencies Act 1953 1 Cannot take money to place names on an accommodation register D/G/K
Administration of Justice Act 1970 40 Harassment of debtors D/G/K
Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marking) Acts 1928 & 1931 5 Grading and marking of certain agricultural produce D/G/K
Agricultural Act 1970 67 Duty of Council to enforce re animal feeding stuffs and fertilisers D/G/K
76 Powers to enter premises and take samples D/G/K
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 6 Authority to enter and observe C/E/F/J/L/M
Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended) 50 Authority to execute and enforce the Act and Orders relating to identification, records and movement of animals
Animal Health and Welfare Act 1985 50 Authority to enforce provisions of Act D/G/K
Business Names Act 1985 Controls the ways in which businesses make their trading names and addresses known D/G/K
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 7 Powers to prevent the sale of tobacco to under-age children D/G/K
Children & Young Person (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 5 Duty of Council to consider every twelve months the enforcement of Section 7 above D/G/K
Consumer Credit Act 161 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce this Act D/G/K
162 Power to enter premises D/G/K
Power of inspection
Power to copy documents
Power to seize goods
Power to seize documents/books, etc.
Power to break open containers
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Education Reform Act 1988 214 Unrecognised or bogus degrees from education establishments D/G/K
Environmental Protection Act 1990 140 Control of injurious substances Regulations 1992 D/G/K
Estate Agents Act 1979 26 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G/K
11 Powers to enter premises
Requirements to produce records/documents
Requirements to produce records/documents not in legible form (e.g. computer printout)
Powers to copy documents
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
European Communities Act 1972 Duty to enforce relevant regulations D/G/K
Fair Trading Act 1973 27 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G/K
28 Powers to test purchase D/G/K
29 Powers of inspection D/G/K
Powers to enter premises
Requirement to produce records/documents
Power to copy documents
Power to seize goods
Power to seize documents/books, etc.
Power to break open containers
Power to break open vending machines
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967 No specific duty - Common Informers Act D/G/K
Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985 19 Duty to enforce in respect of pesticides labelling D/G/K
Hallmarking Act 1973 9 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce (powers same as Trade Descriptions Act) D/G/K
Health and Safety at Work, etc., 1974 19 In respect of celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922 D/G/K
20 Explosives Act 1875 and 1923 D/G/K
21 Petroleum (Regulation) Acts 1928 and 1936 D/G/K
22 Public Health Act 1961 (Section 73) D/G/K
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Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977 22 Falsely claiming to be an Insurance Broker D/G/K
Medicines Act 1968 108(8) Duty to enforce certain provisions which relate to medicated animal feedstuffs D/G/K
111 Powers to enter premises D/G/K
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
112 Powers of inspection D/G/K
Powers to seize goods
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Mock Auctions Act 1961 Common Informers Act - outlaws mock auctions D/G/K
Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) 1991 Regulations may be made controlling safety equipment for children in motor vehicles D/G/K
Nurses Agencies Act 1957 3 Duty to license Nursing Agencies D/G/K
Performing Animals (Regulations) Act 1975 3 Authority to enforce provisions of Act D/G/K
Poisons Act 1972 9 Duty of Local Authority in respect of Poisons D/G/K
Rules for items in Part II
Powers to enter premises
Powers of inspection
Power to take samples
Prices Acts 1974 and 1975 Sch para 6 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G/K
Powers to test purchase
Powers to enter premises
Powers to seize goods
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 Sch para 1 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G/K
Para 3 Powers of inspection
Requirement to produce records/documents
Power to seize documents/books, etc.
Power to seize goods
Para 4 Requirement to produce records/documents not in legible form (e.g. computer printout)
Powers to enter premises
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officers
Protection of Animals Act 1911 No specific duty - Common Informers Act D/G/K
Road Traffic Act 1988 (amended 1991) Overloaded goods vehicles/unroadworthy vehicle sales D/G/K
Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972 Overloaded foreign vehicles D/G/K
Solicitors Act 1974 20 Offence for unqualified person to act as a solicitor D/G/K
Telecommunications Act 1984 28 and 29 Order requiring information to be given in advertisements or with telecom equipment (e.g. BT approval) D/G/K
Thefts Act 1968 and 1978 28 and 29 No specific duty - Common Informers Act, - dishonestly obtaining property belonging to others / overlap with Trade Descriptions Act D/G/K
Timeshare Act 1992 The duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce: D/G/K
Requirement to produce records/documents
Requirement to produce records/documents not in legible form (e.g. computer printout)
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Powers to copy documents
Trade Descriptions Act 1968 26 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce: D/G/K
27 Powers to test purchase D/G/K
28 Powers to enter premises D/G/K
Powers of inspection
Powers to seize goods
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Powers to copy documents
Power to break open containers
Power to break open vending machines
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Trade Marks Act 1994 93 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G/K
Powers to test purchase
92 Powers to enter premises D/G/K
Powers of inspection
Powers to seize goods
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Powers to copy documents
Power to break open containers
Power to break open vending machines
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Trade Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958 1 Sellers of goods by disabled must be registered D/G/K
Trading Stamps Act 1964 Common Informers Act D/G/K
Unsolicited Goods and Services Acts 1971 and 1975 Common Informers Act D/G/K
Video Recordings Act 1984 16A Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G/K
Powers to test purchase
Powers to enter premises
Powers of inspection
Powers to seize goods
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Powers to copy documents
Power to break open containers
Power to break open vending machines
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Weights and Measures Act 1985 69 Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G
79 Powers to enter premises D/G
Powers of inspection
Powers to seize goods
Powers to seize documents/books, etc.
Entry Warrant by JP to authorised Officer
Can inspect/test any weighting/measuring equipment
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 3 Authority to instruct the Director of Central Services to take legal proceedings subject to satisfactory evidence C
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 3 Authority to investigate offences E/F/J/L/M/Q/S
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 4 Authority to issue Notice E/F/J/L/M/Q/S
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 The Director of Central Services, Head of Law and Administration, Principal or Senior Solicitors be authorised to issue proceedings
Environment Act 1995 108 Inspectors' powers regarding pollution functions C/E/F/J/L
Licensing Act 1964 (as amended by the Criminal Justices and Police Act 2001) 169A & 169B Power to prosecute persons who sell alcohol to persons under 18 in licensed premises D/G
169C Purchase of intoxicating liquor by or for a person under 18 years
169I Duty of Local Weights and Measures Authority to enforce D/G

Key to Delegations - Designated Officers:-

A          Director of Environment and Community Services

B          Director of Central Services

C          Head of Environmental Health and Consumer Services

D          Principal Trading Standards Officers

E          Principal Environmental Health Officers/Group Managers

F          Environmental Health Officers

G         Trading Standards Officers

H          Public Carriage Inspector

I           Licensing Officer

J          Senior Environmental Health Technicians

K         Trading Standards Technical Officers/Technical Assistants

           and Trainee Trading Standards Officer

L          Environmental Health Technicians

M         Dog Wardens

N         Licensing Enforcement Officer

O         Licensing Administration Officer

P         Head of Environmental Services

Q         Waste Services Manager

S         Client Services Officers

(NB: Trainee Trading Standards Officer will only have delegated powers when they show the relevant competence.)

1.2 To waive charges relating to pest control, licence and registration fees, training and education having regard to the public health benefits of the services.

1.3 To refer requests for the removal of wasp nests to those private companies undertaking the service within the Borough.

1.4 To submit requests for the allocation of lottery funds to the Cabinet.

2.0 DELEGATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL SERVICES AND THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

2.1 To take any necessary action to prevent/stop/control acid house parties/pay parties on land or in buildings owned by the Borough.



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