Councils must ensure that fertilisers supplied in the UK are accurately described, correctly labelled, and meet prescribed nutrient and compositional standards. They have powers to enter premises, inspect and sample products, and take enforcement action where fertilisers do not comply with legal requirements.

Councils must ensure that fertilisers marketed as meeting EU standards genuinely comply with the relevant EU requirements. This includes checking that claims of compliance are accurate and that fertilisers meet applicable standards.

Councils must ensure that only fertilisers which have been properly assessed, are safe for use, and comply with all relevant legal requirements can be placed on the market.

Councils must enforce legislation controlling the sale of tobacco and nicotine vapour products, ensuring that these products are not sold to anyone below the legal age of 18.

Councils must enforce provisions that regulate the sale of tobacco and nicotine vapour products by persons under the age of 18.

Councils must provide advice and enforce legislation to prevent proxy sales of age‑restricted products.

Councils must ensure that all sellers of tobacco and nicotine vapour products are registered with the Scottish Government before supplying or selling these products.

Councils must enforce legislation relating to tobacco and nicotine vapour product banning orders.

Councils must enforce requirements governing the promotion and display of tobacco products.

Councils must enforce requirements governing the promotion of nicotine vapour products.

Councils must ensure that the required statutory notices are displayed in all premises that sell tobacco or nicotine vapour products.

Councils must enforce requirements for the standardised packaging and labelling of tobacco products to ensure product compliance.

Councils must enforce legislation governing the sale and supply of adult fireworks, ensuring these are not sold or given to persons under the age of 18.

Councils must enforce legislation that makes it a criminal offence to sell aerosol spray paint to anyone under the age of 16.

Councils must enforce legislation that prohibits the sale or supply of age‑classified video recordings and butane lighter refills to persons under the age of 18.

Councils must enforce legislation that prohibits unfair commercial practices that distort or are likely to distort consumers’ purchasing decisions.

Councils can use civil enforcement as an alternative to criminal prosecution where traders breach consumer protection legislation.

Councils must enforce consumer protection legislation that requires goods to be of satisfactory quality, and services to be carried out with reasonable care and skill.

Councils enforce legislation that prohibits traders from using unfair terms in consumer contracts.

Councils must enforce legislation governing distance selling and off‑premises contracts, including sales made online or in a consumer’s home.

Councils must enforce legislation requiring goods offered for sale to be clearly price‑marked so that the selling price is easily visible to consumers without the need to ask.

Councils must enforce legislation covering the sale of package holidays and linked travel arrangements.

Councils must enforce legislation requiring service providers to give consumers prescribed information before and during the provision of services.

Councils must enforce legislation requiring estate agents and others marketing residential property for sale to provide a Home Report in the prescribed format.

Councils must enforce hallmarking requirements for items made of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium that exceed the prescribed weight thresholds.

Councils must enforce criminal offences relating to the misuse of registered trade marks, including logos, brand names, symbols, and protected packaging.

Councils must enforce legislation protecting copyright, registered designs, and other intellectual property rights by investigating the misuse of protected creative works.

Councils must enforce regulations which require fuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol to be clearly and accurately labelled when offered for sale.

Councils must enforce Emergency Orders where these are introduced to manage shortages of essential goods, including fuels such as petrol and diesel.

Councils have the power to ensure that motor fuels sold to consumers meet legal standards for both fuel composition and labelling.

Councils must administer petroleum storage certificates for petrol filling stations and licences for the non‑workplace storage of petroleum spirit.

Councils have the power to act as the local Petroleum Enforcement Authority and can enforce requirements on workplaces that store or dispense petrol.

Councils must ensure that petrol installations meet strict safety standards before they are permitted to operate.

Councils have the power to take action where petrol sites have disused or unused fuel tanks to ensure they are made safe.

Councils must uphold weights and measures legislation to ensure fairness and accuracy in trade.

Councils must regulate weighing and measuring equipment used in trade.

Councils can enter retail, trade, and medical premises within reasonable hours to inspect and check weighing and measuring equipment.

Councils have a duty to verify and certify weighing and measuring equipment used for trade.

Councils can assess the legal compliance of prepacked goods at both production and retail premises.

Councils must maintain and use approved reference standards for weighing and measuring.

Councils may maintain a register of public weighbridges within their area.

Councils must enforce anthrax disease control measures to protect public health and prevent the spread of infection among livestock and humans.

Councils must enforce cattle identification and registration requirements to ensure full traceability of livestock.

Councils must enforce animal health and welfare law to ensure that animals are treated humanely and protected from harm.

Councils must regulate and monitor animal by-products to ensure they are handled, transported, and disposed of safely.

Councils help protect animal welfare and prevent disease by making sure livestock movements follow the law.

Councils can take a protected animal into their possession and, without the owner’s consent or a court order, take certain actions—provided legal notice and appeal requirements are met.

Councils have a responsibility to help track animals that are known or suspected to be diseased.