The following designations of North Lanarkshire Council employees are authorised to exercise the powers (including the powers of entry, inspection and sampling where authorised by statute) and to carry out the duties appropriate to the designation under the legislation hereinafter referred to and under any amending Acts, Regulations or Orders made thereunder.
| Officer designation | Legislation group |
|---|---|
| Animal Health Officer | 8 |
| Animal Welfare Officer | 14 |
| Environmental Health Officer (includes Assistant Business Managers) | 9,10, 11,12 (subject to the requirements stated within the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland),13 |
| Environmental Protection Officer | 10,10b |
| Fair Trading Officer | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13 |
| Food Safety Officer | 10b,11,12 (subject to the requirements stated within the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland), 13 (subject to the requirements stated within Section 19(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and confirmed by instrument of appointment) |
| Pest Control Officer | 15 |
| Contaminated Land Officer | 10,10b |
| Air Quality Officer | 9 |
| Trading Standards Officer | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 |
| Public Health Compliance Officer | 4, 10b, 13 |
1 Consumer Advice and Fair Trading
Accommodation Agencies Act 1953
Advanced Television Services Regulations 2003
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Cancer Act 1939
Companies Act 2006
Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015
Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012
Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
Enterprise Act 2002
Estate Agents Act 1979
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995
Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
Provision of Services Regulations 2009
Radio Equipment Regulations 2017
Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012
Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971
2 Consumer Credit and Prices
Consumer Credit Acts 1974 and 2006
Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002
Development of Tourism Act 1969
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Prices Act 1974
Price Indications (Bureau de Change) (No. 2) Regulations 1992
Price Marking Order 2004
Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010
Financial Services Act 2012
Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013
Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Legal Services Act 2007
3 Petroleum and Dangerous Substances
Clean Air Act 1993
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Explosives Act 1875
Explosives Acts 1875 and 1923 etc. (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974
Explosives Regulations 2014
Fireworks Act 2003
Fireworks Regulations 2004
Fireworks (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (sections 20, 21, 22 and 25) and, by virtue of section 19(1) of the Act, any other related Health and Safety Regulation for which North Lanarkshire Council is responsible
Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005
Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014
Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012
4 Consumer Safety and Poisons
Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009
Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004
Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009
EC No. 1272/2008 Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations
Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
Cigarette Lighter Refill (Safety) Regulations 1999
Construction Products Regulations 2013
Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Detergents Regulations 2010
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
Energy Act 1976
Energy Conservation Act 1996
Energy Information Regulations 2011
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989
Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990
Medical Devices Regulations 2002
Motorcycle Noise Act 1987
Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999
Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994
Nightwear (Safety) Regulations 1985
N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable Substances in Elastomer or Rubber Teats and Dummies (Safety) Regulations 1995
Oil Heaters (Safety) Regulations 1977
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015
Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001
Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 2010
Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989
Plant Protection Products Regulations 2011
Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
Poisons Act 1972
Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
Recreational Craft Regulations 2017
Regulation 765/2008/EC on Accreditation and Market Surveillance
Road Traffic Act 1988 (sections 17 and 18)
Road Vehicles (Brake Linings Safety) Regulations 1999
Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002
Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010
Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016
Tobacco Products (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale) (Safety) Regulations 2002
Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011
Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
5 Trade Descriptions and Hallmarking
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002
Energy Conservation Act 1996
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Hallmarking Act 1973
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Intellectual Property Act 2014
Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trade Marks Act 1994
Registered Designs Act 1949
Video Recording Acts 1984 and 2010
6 Quality Control, Food and Agriculture
Agriculture Act 1970
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010
EC Fertilisers (Scotland) Regulations 2006
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Medicines Act 1968
Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012
7 Quantity Control
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977
Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995
Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016
Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988
Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016
Weights and Measures etc. Act 1976
Weights and Measures Act 1985
Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006
8. Animal Health (TS)
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Animals (Scotland) Act 1987
Anthrax Order 1991
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures in Zoos) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007
Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Scotland) Order 2006
Avian Influenza (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Scotland) Order 2007
Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Order 2007
Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2012
Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976
Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002
Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Scotland) Order 2008
Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003
Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
Equine Animal (Identification) (Scotland) Regulations 2019
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 1980
Importation of Animals Order 1977
Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987
Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011
Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2011
Rabies (Control) Order 1974
Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974
Riding Establishments Acts 1964 and 1970
Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2009
Sheep Scab (Scotland) Order 2010
Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2023
Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1990
Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Zoo Licensing Act 1981
9 Environmental Health
Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000, as amended 2002 and 2016
Agriculture Act 1970
Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
Building (Scotland) Act 2003
Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Clean Air Act 1993
Control of Pollution Act 1974
Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003
Environment Act 1995
Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Housing (Scotland) Act 2014
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
Private Housing (Tenancies) Scotland Act 2016
Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011
Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978
Reservoirs Act 1975
Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011
Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (and Regulations made thereunder) The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005
10. Environmental Protection
Civic Government Scotland Act 1982
Dog Fouling Scotland Act 2003
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Refuse Disposal Amenity Act 1978
Road Traffic Act 1991
Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Scotland Regulations 2003
Smoking, Health and Social Care Scotland Act 2005
10 b. Environmental Protection
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
11 Food Safety
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (and relevant regulations made thereunder)
Food Safety Act 1990 (and Regulations made thereunder)
Food (Hot Chilli and Hot Chilli Products) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Food (Scotland) Act 2015
Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2018
Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012
12 Food Safety
Service of Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notices under Regulation 8 of the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Service of Emergency Prohibition Notices under Section 12 of the Food Safety Act 1990
Service of Remedial Action Notices and or Detention Notices under Regulation 9 of the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
13 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
The officer is empowered to authorise any person to accompany him/her, if necessary on visits to premises for the purpose of carrying out his/her duties in terms of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974. This officer is also hereby authorised to exercise the power of an inspector specified in:-
14 Animal Welfare
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010
Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994
Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016
The Control of Dogs Order 1992
15 Pest Control
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
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