Trading Standards
Legislation Enforced List dated 4th May 2017
Section A
The following Acts or Regulations, as amended, and Regulations, Orders or other
instruments made thereunder:
 Accommodation Agencies Act 1953
 Administration of Justice Act 1970
 Administration of Justice Act 1985
 Aerosol Dispenser Regulations 2009
 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1928
 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amendment Act 1931
 Agriculture Act 1970
 Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities
& Information) Regulations 2015
 Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003
 Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and
Enforcement) Regulations 2013
 Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004
 Building Regulations 2010
 Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
 Cancer Act 1939
 Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import etc) Regulations 2008
 Children & Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
 Children & Young Persons Act 1933
 Cigarette Lighter Refill (Safety) Regulations 1999
 Companies Act 1985
 Companies Act 2006
 Construction Products Regulations 2013
 Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges)
Regulations 2013
 Consumer Credit Act 1974
 Consumer Protection Act 1987
 Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
 Consumer Rights Act 2015
 Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
 Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013
 Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
 Criminal Justice Act 1988 (s141A)
 Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products Regulations 2007
 Education Reform Act 1988
 Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
 Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006
 Energy Act 1976
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Section A Cont’d
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Energy Conservation Act 1981
Energy Performance of Buildings (England & Wales) Regulations 2012
Enterprise Act 2002
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Estate Agents Act 1979
European Communities Act 1972 (S2)
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009
Food & Environment Protection Act 1985
Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989
Forgery & Counterfeiting Act 1981
Fraud Act 2006
Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Hallmarking Act 1973
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Health Act 2006
Housing Act 2004
Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977
Intellectual Property Act 2014
Licensing Act 2003
London Olympic Games & Paralympics Games Act 2006
Medical Devices Regulations 2002
Medicines Act 1968
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
Money Laundering Regulations 2007
Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994
Oil Heaters (Safety) Regulations 1977
Olympic Symbol etc (Protection) Act 1995
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003
Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 2010
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012
Plant Protection Products Regulations 2011
Poisons Act 1972
Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999
Prices Acts 1974 & 1975
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations
2000
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
Recreational Craft Regulations 2004
Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 on Accreditation and Market Surveillance
relating to the marketing of Products Registered Designs Act 1949
Updated 4th May 2017
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Section A Cont’d
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Road Traffic Act 1988 (S17, 18 & 75)
Road Traffic Act 1991 (S16)
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Road Vehicles (Brake Linings Safety) Regulations 1999
Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 1991
Solicitors Act 1974
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
Telecommunications Act 1984
The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to
Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015
The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
The Single Use Carrier Bags (England) Oder 2015
The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display) (England) Regulations 2010
Theft Acts 1968 & 1978
Timeshare Act 1992
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016
Toy (Safety) Regulations 2011
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trade Marks Act 1994
Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971
Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001
Video Recordings Act 2010
Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing
Products Regulations 2005
and any other relevant consumer protection statute
Section B
Food Safety Act 1990; and any Orders, or Regulations or other instruments: made
thereunder, or relating thereto, or having effect by virtue of the European
Communities Act 1972 relating to food safety; and any amendment, modification or
re-enactment of the foregoing.
The following Regulations, as amended, and Regulations or Orders or other
instruments made thereunder:
 Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (England)
Regulations 2013
 Food Information Regulations 2014
 Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
 Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations 2013
 Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2010
 Country of Origin of Certain Meats (England) Regulations 2015
 Drinking Milk (England) Regulations 2008
Updated 4th May 2017
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Section B Cont’d
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Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements)
(England) Regulations 2016
Official Feed & Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009
Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2014
Organic Products Regulations 2009
Quick Frozen Foodstuffs (England) Regulations 2007
Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008
Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Spreadable Fats (Marketing standards) and Milk and Milk Products (Protection
of designations) (England) Regulations 2008
Wine Regulations 2011
Section C
The following Acts or Regulations, as amended, and Regulations, Orders or other
instruments made thereunder:
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Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc and Enforcement)(England) Regulations
2015
Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015
EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability & Labelling) (England)
Regulations 2004
Official Feed & Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009
Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
Section D
The following Acts or Regulations, as amended, and Regulations, Orders or other
instruments made thereunder:
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Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
Avian Influenza (Preventative Measures) (England) Regulations 2006
Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2008
Bluetongue Regulations 2008
Bovine Products (Restrictions on Placing on the Market) (England) (No2)
Regulations 2005
Cattle Identification Regulations 2007
Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
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Section D Cont’d
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Foot & Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2011
Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925
Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008
Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003
Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations 2009
Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007
Section E
The following Acts or Regulations, as amended, and Regulations, Orders or other
instruments made thereunder:
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Weights and Measures Act 1976
Weights and Measures Act 1985
Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006
The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Discontinuous Totalisers) Regulations
2006
Measuring Instruments (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations
2006
Measuring Instruments (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Beltweighers) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Capacity Serving Measures) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Cold-water Meters) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988
Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel delivered from Road Tankers) Regulations
2006
Measuring Instruments (Material Measures of Length) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Non-Prescribed Instruments) Regulations 2006
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
Section F
The following Regulations, as amended, and Regulations or Orders or other
instruments made thereunder:
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Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016
Updated 4th May 2017
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Section F Cont’d
For the purpose of initial conformity assessment only:
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Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Cold-water Meters) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 2006
Measuring Instruments (Non-prescribed Instruments) Regulations 2006
Section G
The following Acts or Regulations, as amended, and Regulations, Orders or other
instruments made there under:
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Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014
European Communities Act 1972
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Explosives Act 1875
The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010
The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
Fireworks Act 1951
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Fireworks (Safety) Regulations 1997
Fireworks (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Fireworks Act 2003
The Firework Regulations 2004
Manufacture and Storage of Explosives and the Health and Safety (Enforcing
Authority) (Amendment and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2007
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