Legislation enforced

The legislation enforced by Lancashire County Council Trading Standards is listed in the following Schedules of Statutes and is subject to amendment or addition as appropriate.

All Lancashire County Council Trading Standards duly appointed Officers are (1) appointed authorised officers for the appropriate exercise of all the County Council’s powers and duties under the Schedules of Statutes reproduced below and any statutes amending or extending the same, and appropriate Statutory Instruments, Regulations, By-Laws or Orders made there under, and any amendment; variation; extension or re-enactment, and (2) authorised under Sections 101, 222 and 223 of the Local Government Act 1972 to appear in, or institute where specifically authorised, on behalf of the County Council, any proceedings before any Magistrates Court under the appropriate Acts set out in the Schedules of Statutes

General Trading Standards legislation

Administration of Justice Act 1970
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Animals Act 1971
Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
Bail Act 1976
Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021
Cancer Act 1939
Children and Families Act 2014
Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Clean Air Act 1993 – Motor Fuel (Composition and Content), and Biofuel Labelling Regulations
Client Money Protection Schemes for Property Agents (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc.) Regulations 2019
Companies Act 2006
Consumer Credit Act 1974
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
County of Lancashire Act 1984
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
Education Reform Act 1988
Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015
Enterprise Act 2002
Environmental Protection (Microbeads)(England) Regulations 2017
Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020
Environmental Protection (Plastic Plates etc. and Polystyrene Containers etc.)
(England) Regulations 2023
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Estate Agents Act 1979

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as it continues to give effect to Regulations or Orders under which this local authority has an enforcement duty)

Advanced Television Services Regulations 2003
Biofuel Labelling Regulations 2004
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
Construction Products Regulations 2013
Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012
Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 and the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation 1223/2009
Crystal Glass (Descriptions) Regulations 1973
Detergents Regulations 2010
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
Energy Information Regulations 2011
Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012
Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015
Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995
Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015
Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001
Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
Radio Equipment Regulations 2017
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
Recreational Craft Regulations 2017
Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012
Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016
Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011
Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012

**Explosives Act 1875**
Fireworks Act 2003
Fraud Act 2006
Hallmarking Act 1973
Health Act 2006
Knives Act 1997
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
Legal Services Act 2007
***Licensing Act 2003 ***
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021
Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
Offensive Weapons Act 2019
Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995
Prices Act 1974
Registered Designs Act 1949
Road Traffic Acts 1988 and 1991
Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015
Tenant Fees Act 2019 and the Housing and Planning Act 2016 as it relates to Client Money Protection Schemes
Theft Act 1968
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002
Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trade Marks Act 1994
Unsolicited Goods and Services Acts 1971 and 1975
Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001
Video Recordings Act 1984

Key

* Enforceable by Trading Standards Officers holding a Weights and Measure Act 1985 section 73 certificate.

** Enforceable by Officers who are suitably competent.

*** Action undertaken under Section 149 and 152 can only be authorised by Trading Standards Officers holding a section 73 certificate.

Animal health legislation

Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
Agriculture Act 1970
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024
Animals Act 1971
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
Brucellosis (England) Order 2015

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as it continues to give effect to the following Regulations or Orders under which this local authority has an enforcement duty:

African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
Avian influenza (Preventative Measures) (England) Regulations 2006
Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006
Bluetongue Regulations 2008
Cattle Identification Regulations 2007
Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (England) Regulations 2004
Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019
Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009
Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008
Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003
Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007

Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985
Food Safety Act 1990
Protection of Animals Act 1911

Feed legislation

Agriculture Act 1970
Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015
Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2015

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as it continues to give effect to the following Regulations or Orders under which this local authority has an enforcement duty:

Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) (England) Regulations 2019
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (England) Regulations 2004
Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 in so far as it relates to feed law
Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 in so far as it relates to feed law
Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018

Food legislation

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as it continues to give effect to the following Regulations or Orders under which this local authority has an enforcement duty:

Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
Beef and Veal labelling Regs 2010
Country of Origin of Certain Meats (England) Regulations 2015
Food for Specific Groups (Food for Special Medical Purposes for Infants, Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2020
Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) Regulations 2016
Food Information Regulations 2014
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (England) Regulations 2004
Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012
Novel Foods (England) Regulations 2018
Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 in so far as it relates to food law
Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 in so far as it relates to food law
Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2014
Organic Products Regulations 2009
Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regs 2011
Poultrymeat (England) Regulations 2011
Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2018
Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (England) Regulations 2007
Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Specified Products from China (Restrictions on First Placing on the Market) (England) Regulations 2008
Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008
Wine Regulations 2011

Food Act 1984
Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 [Note: Authorisation must be issued directly to the officer by the FSA.]
Food Safety Act 1990

Health and safety legislation

Sections 20, 21, 22, 25, 38 and 39 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974;
The following Regulations made under the 1974 Act:

The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003
The Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002,
The Explosives Regulations 2014,
The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014, and
iii) The provisions of the following Acts
Explosives Act 1875
Public Health Acts 1936 and 1961

Weights and measures legislation

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as it continues to give effect to the following Regulations or Orders under which this local authority has an enforcement duty:

Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977
Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016
Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016
Weights & Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006

Weights and Measures Act 1985