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Estate Agents Act 1979

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24A Lead enforcement authority

(1) In this Act “the lead enforcement authority” means— (a) the Secretary of State, or (b) a person whom the Secretary of State has arranged to be the lead enforcement authority in accordance with subsection (2). (2) The Secretary of State may make arrangements for one of the following to be the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of this Act (for the whole of the United Kingdom) instead of the Secretary of State— (a) a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain, or (b) the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland. (3) The arrangements— (a) may include provision for payments by the Secretary of State; (b) may include provision about bringing the arrangements to an end. (4) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional provision for when there is a change in the lead enforcement authority. (5) The regulations may relate to a specific change in the lead enforcement authority or to changes that might arise from time to time.

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24A Lead enforcement authority

(1) In this Act “the lead enforcement authority” means— (a) the Secretary of State, or (b) a person whom the Secretary of State has arranged to be the lead enforcement authority in accordance with subsection (2). (2) The Secretary of State may make arrangements for one of the following to be the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of this Act (for the whole of the United Kingdom) instead of the Secretary of State— (a) a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain, or (b) the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland. (3) The arrangements— (a) may include provision for payments by the Secretary of State; (b) may include provision about bringing the arrangements to an end. (4) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional provision for when there is a change in the lead enforcement authority. (5) The regulations may relate to a specific change in the lead enforcement authority or to changes that might arise from time to time.

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