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Legislation enforced by Hertfordshire Trading Standards

Administration of Justice Act 1970 - 1985
*Agriculture Act 1970 (part iv)
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
*Agriculture Produce (Grading & Marking) Acts 1928 & 1931
*Animal Health Act 1981
*Animal Health Act 2002
*Animal Health & Welfare Act 1984
Business Names Act 1985
Cancer Act 1939
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
*Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
*Clean Air Act 1993
Companies Act 1985
*Consumer Credit Act 1974
*Consumer Protection Act 1987
*Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Sec. 75)
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
The Copyright,etc & Trade Marks(Offences & Enforcement)Act 2002
*Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Crossbows Act 1987
Customs & Excise Management Act 1979
Development of Tourism Act 1969: Section 18
Dogs Act 1906 (as amended by the Dogs(amendment)Act 1928)
*Education Reform Act 1988:Sec 216 - 218
Energy Act 1976
Energy Conservation Act 1981
*Enterprise Act 2002
*Environment & Safety Information Act 1988
*Estate Agents Act 1979
*European Communities Act 1972
*Explosives Acts 1875 - 1976
*Fair Trading Act 1973
Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967
*Food Safety Act 1990
*Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
*Hallmarking Act 1973
Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985
Knives Act 1997
*Licencing Act 1964(amended by Criminal Justice&Police Act 2001)
Malicious Communications Act 1988
Mock Auctions Act 1961
Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
National Lottery Act 1993
*Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995
*Poisons Act 1972
*Prices Acts 1974 & 1975
*Property Misdescriptions Act 1991
Protection of Animals Act 1911
Road Traffic Acts 1988 & 1991
Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972
Road Traffic (Offenders) Act 1988
Scotch Whisky Act 1988
Solicitors Act 1974
*Telecommunications Act 1984
Theft Acts 1968 & 1978
*Timeshare Act 1992
*Tobacco Advertising & Promotion Act 2002
*Trade Descriptions Act 1968
*Trade Marks Act 1994
Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Acts 1958 & 1972
Trading Schemes Act 1996
Trading Stamps Act 1964
Unsolicited Goods & Services Acts 1971 & 1975
*Video Recordings Acts 1984 & 1993
*Weights & Measures Acts 1976 and1985

The above are many enabling statutes. Over 600 regulations and orders contain the more specific standards which the Department enforces. Those marked * are Mandatory on the County Council.
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