This Section gives the Secretary of State the overarching responsibility to enforce specific labour market legislation, as listed in Part 1 of Schedule 7. The enforcement role is primarily vested in the Secretary of State, but it also gives powers to enforcement officers.
	Subsection (1) sets out that the Secretary of State has the function of enforcing labour market legislation listed in Part 1 of Schedule 7 to this Act.
	Subsection (2) clarifies that for the purposes of enabling the Secretary of State to perform the enforcement function, Part 5 of this Act confers powers both on the Secretary of State and on enforcement officers.
	Subsection (3) defines "enforcement officer" as a person appointed by the Secretary of State under this Section.
	Subsections (4) and (6) read together provide for enforcement officers appointed by the Secretary of State to be able to exercise any of the Secretary of State’s functions, except for the function under subsection (1), as well as any powers conferred on enforcement officers, in line with what is set out in their terms of appointment.
	Subsection (7) provides that the definition of the Secretary of State’s enforcement function in subsection (1) does not limit their power to bring proceedings in an employment tribunal under Section 119 or to provide legal assistance under Section 120.
	Subsection (5) provides that when an enforcement officer exercises an enforcement function on behalf of the Secretary of State, any statutory reference to the "Secretary of State" in relation to that function is also to be read as a reference to an enforcement officer.
	Subsection (8) limits the scope of the Secretary of State's enforcement authority such that the Secretary of State is not permitted to bring proceedings in Scotland for an offence.
Part 5: Enforcement of Labour Market Legislation General Section 90: Enforcement of labour market legislation by Secretary of State