UK Statutory Instrument 2012 United Kingdom

The Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012

These Regulations set out the enforcement provisions including the sanctions that will apply to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27th September 2011 on textile fibres and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (“"the EU Regulation””) (OJ No L272, 18.10.2011, p.1.). The EU Regulation comes into force on 8th May 2012. Show full description
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s.002

Revocation and transitional provision

s.003

Interpretation

s.004

Market surveillance of the

s.005

Offence

s.006

Penalty for offences

s.007

Time limit for prosecutions

s.008

Offences committed by bodies of persons

s.009

Offence due to fault of another person

s.010

Due diligence defence

s.011

Duty to enforce

s.012

Power to make test purchases

s.013

Power of entry and investigation,

s.014

Notice

s.015

Power to enter premises with a warrant

s.016

Obstruction of authorised officers

s.017

Notice of test and intended proceedings

s.018

Compensation

s.019

Crown

s.020

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