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UK Law Reference
All sections of Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020
2020 c. 10, s.20

Section 20 — Enforcement of offences under Part 3

This version in force from 2020-08-25

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) Section 10 (ticket touting offence) may be enforced by—

(a) a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain, or

(b) the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.

(2) But subsection (1) does not authorise a local weights and measures authority in Scotland to bring proceedings for an offence under section 10.

(3) Sections 13 (advertising offence) and 16 (trading offence) may be enforced by a local weights and measures authority in England.

(4) For the investigatory powers available to a local weights and measures authority and the Department for the Economy, see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

(5) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to that Act (duties and powers to which Schedule 5 applies), insert at the appropriate place— “ section 20(1) and (3) of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020; ”.

(6) Schedule 3 contains further provision about the enforcement of offences under this Part.