Regulator Profile

Trading Standards

Trading Standards (Local Authority)

Enforcement Regulator

3

Areas of regulation

9

Laws enforced

UK-wide

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Consumer Protection Labelling Weights Measures

What Trading Standards does

Enforces consumer protection legislation including food labelling, weights and measures, product safety, and fair trading. Part of local authority structure. Investigates food labelling breaches.

Additional information

Contact via local council. National body: Chartered Trading Standards Institute.

Legal framework

Legislation that Trading Standards enforces.

Primary legislation

• Consumer Credit Act 1974 Act 1974
• Consumer Protection Act 1987 Act 1987
• Consumer Rights Act 2015 Act 2015
• Weights and Measures Act 1985 Act 1985

Secondary legislation

• Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
• Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
• Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
• General Product Safety Regulations 2005 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
• Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006

Sectors regulated

Retail