Authorised Officers
The following designation of East Lothian Council employees are authorised to exercise the powers (including the powers of entry, inspection, test purchase, sampling and seizure of evidence, where authorised by statute) and to carry out the duties appropriate to the designation under the legislation hereinafter referred to and under any amending Acts, Regulations or Order made thereunder.
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Officer Designation |
Legislation Group |
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Environmental Health Officer – Business Compliance |
3,6,7,8,11,12*,14,15,18,19,22 |
A Douglas, O Anshus, & H MacDonald |
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Environmental Health Officer – Environment Protection |
3,6,7,8,9,12*,14,15,19,22 |
S Grant, L Slight, C Clark & L Anstock |
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Environmental Compliance Officer – Environment Protection |
3,7,9,14,15,19 |
R Thick & D Hogg |
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Business Compliance Officer – Environmental Health |
3,6,7,11,14,15,18,19,22 |
D Johnson & M Muir |
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Trading Standards Officer – Business Compliance |
1,2,3,4,5,6,10,13,14,17,20,21,22 |
A Connell & G Bonnar |
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Business Compliance Officer - Trading Standards |
1,2,3,4,5,10,13,14,17,21,22 |
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Technical Officer – Environment Protection |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,13,14,17,18,19,21,22 |
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Community Warden |
3,6 |
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* Subject to the requirements stated within the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland)
1. AG – Agriculture
Agriculture Act 1970
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marking) Acts 1928 & 1931
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010
EC Fertilisers (Scotland) Regulations 2006
European Communities Act 1972
Feed (Hygiene & Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Medicines Act 1968
Official Feed & Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012
2. AH - Animal Health
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Animals (Scotland) Act 1987
Anthrax Order 1991
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures in Zoos) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007
Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Scotland) Order 2006
Avian Influenza (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Scotland) Order 2007
Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Order 2007
Breeding of Dogs Act 1973
Breeding of Dogs Act 1991
Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009
Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002 (as amended)
Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Scotland) Order 2008
Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003
Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Horse Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 1980
Importation of Animals Order 1977
Infectious Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011
Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925
Pet Animals Act 1951
Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2011
Rabies (Control) Order 1974
Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974
Riding Establishments Act 1964 & 1970
Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2009
Sheep Scab (Scotland) Order 2010
The Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2007
Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1990
Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Zoo Licensing Act 1981
3. AW – Animal Welfare
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2003
Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1992
Microchipping of dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016
The Control of Dogs Order 1992
4. CC - Consumer Credit and Prices
Consumer Credit Acts 1974 and 2006
Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002
European Communities Act 1972
Financial Services Act 2012
Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013
Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Legal Services Act 2007
Price Indications (Bureau de Change) (No.2) Regulations 1992
Price Marking Order 2004
Prices Act 1974
Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010
5. CS – Consumer Safety
Aerosols Dispenser Regulations 2009
Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004
Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointments of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004
Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009
Construction Products Regulations 2013
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013
EC 1272/2008 Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulation
Detergents Regulations 2010
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
Energy Act 1976
Energy Conservation Act 1996
Energy Information Regulations 2011
European Communities Act 1972
Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989
Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (Incorporates various Regulations)
Medical Devices Regulations 2001
Medicines Act 1968 (sections 53, 54 & 66)
Motorcycle Noise Act 1987
Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999
Motor Vehicles Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1999
Nightwear (Safety) Regulations 1985
N-nitrosamine and N-nitrosatable Substances in Elastomer or Rubber Teats and Dummies (Safety) Regulations 1994
Oil Heaters (Safety) Regulations 1977
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015
Passenger Car Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001
Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 2010
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2018
Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989
Plant Protective Products Regulations 2011
Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
Poisons Act 1972
Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2010
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
Recreational Craft Regulations 2004
Regulation 765/2008 on Accreditation and Markets Surveillance
Road Traffic Act 1972 (Section 33 - Safety of Crash Helmets and Eye Protectors)
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Sections 17 & 18 - Protective Helmets & head-worn appliances for use on motorcycles)
Road Vehicles (Brake Linings Safety) Regulations 1999
Toy Safety Regulations 2011
Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
6. C19 – Coronavirus
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
7. EH – Environmental Health (Level 1)
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978
Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005
8. EH - Environmental Health (Level 2)
Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000, as amended 2002 and 2016
Agriculture Act 1970
Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
Building (Scotland) Act 2003
Clean Air Act 1993
Control of Pollution Act 1974
Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003
Environment Act 1995
Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Housing (Scotland) Act 2014
National Assistance Act 1948 (Section 50)
Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993
Private Housing (Tenancies) Scotland Act 2014
Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
Reservoirs Act 1975
Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011
Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
9. EP – Environmental Protection
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Energy Conservation Act 1981
Energy Efficiency Regulations 1997 - 2001 (Various individual specific regulations)
Energy Information Regulations 1994 - 2005 (Various individual specific regulations)
Environment Act 1995
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Housing (Scotland) Act 2014
Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
National Assistance Act 1948
Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978
Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986
Road Traffic Act 1991
Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Scotland Regulations 2003
Smoking, Health and Social Care Scotland Act 2005
10. EX –Explosives (Including Fireworks)
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
Explosives Acts 1875 and 1923
Explosives Regulations 2014
Fireworks Act 2003
Fireworks Regulations 2004
Fireworks (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Fireworks (Scotland) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2021
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
11. FS – Food Safety 1
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
European Communities Act 1972
Food Safety Act 1990
Food Safety (Scotland) Act 2015
Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014
12. FS – Food Safety 2
Food Safety Service of Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notices under Regulation 8 of the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Service of Emergency Prohibition Notices under Section 12 of the Food Safety Act 1990
Service of Remedial Action Notices and or Detention Notices under Regulation 9 of the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
13. FT – Fair Trading
Accommodation Agencies Act 1953
Advanced Television Services Regulations 2003
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Cancer Act 1939
Companies Act 2006
Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008
Consumer Contracts, (Information, Cancellations and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Consumer Rights (Payment surcharges) Regulations 2012
Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988
Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002
Development of Tourism Act 1969
Energy Conservation Act 1996
Enterprise Act 2002
Environment Protection Act 1990
Estate Agents Act 1979
European Communiti4es Act 1972
Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995
Hallmarking Act 1973
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Intellectual Property Act 2014
Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003
Provision of Services Regulations 2009
Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000
Registered Designs Act 1949
Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trade Marks Act 1994
Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971
Video Recordings Act 1984 and 2010
14. HS – Health & Safety
Health & Safety at work etc. Act 1974 – The officer is empowered to authorise any person to accompany him/her, if necessary, on visits to premises for the purpose of carrying out his/her duties in terms of the Health and Safety at work etc. Act 1974. This officer is also hereby authorised to exercise the power of an inspector specified in:-
a. Sections 20,21,22 and 25 of the Health and Safety at work etc., Act 1974
b. The provisions specified in the third column of Schedule 1 of the Act with and of the Regulations, orders or other instruments of a legislative character made or having effect under any provision so specified.
15. PC – Pest Control
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
Environmental Protection Act 1990
16. PE – Parking Enforcement
Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Road Traffic Act 1991
17. PET – Petroleum
Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Section 94) - Disused petrol tanks
Clean Air Act 1993
Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014
Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012
18. PW – Private Water
Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Private Water Supplies (Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Private Water Supplies (Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Water Scotland Act 1980
Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Water Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
19. POL – Pollution
Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000, as amended 2002 and 2016
Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
Clean Air Act 1993
Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Environment Act 1995
Environmental Act 1995
Environmental Protection Act 199-
Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993
20. QC – Quantity Control
Consumer Rights Act 2015
European Communities Act 1972
Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977
Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016
Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 2016
Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016
Weights & Measures Act 1985
Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006
21. Tobacco & Nicotine Vapour Products
Children & Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 -duty to enforce Children & Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002
Tobacco for Oral Use (safety) Regulations 1992
Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 (by virtue of the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs Act 2005)
Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016
Tobacco Products (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale) (Safety) Regulations 2002
22. EU Exit
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018