Commentary on Sections Section 3: Enforcement
14.Subsections (1) and (2) provide that local authorities shall be under a duty to enforce the prohibition of opening by large stores on Christmas Day and to appoint inspectors for this purpose. These inspectors may be the same as those appointed under the 1994 Act.
15.Subsection (3) provides that inspectors will have the same powers as those appointed under the 1994 Act.