Trading Standards - General Information

Summary

 

The aim of the Trading Standards service is to ensure a safe and fair trading environment within the Barnsley Metropolitan area.

It's responsibilities include:-

• Weights and measures
• Food safety
• Trade descriptions
• Consumer credit
• Consumer safety

 

Eligibility

 

This service is available to anyone.

 

Procedure

 

If you have a trading standards enquiry and require information/ advice, please contact us using the details below.

When you contact us, please give us as much detail about your enquiry as possible.

 

Helplines

 

You can contact the Trading Standards team on 01226 772532.

If you would like to email us, our address is: tradingstandards@barnsley.gov.uk

 

Charges/Fees

There is no charge for this service.

Opening Times/Locations

 

Opening times and location map , click link for further information.

 

How the customer can help

Please provide as much information and evidence to support the enquiry as you can.

Leaflets

Trading Standards Advice Leaflet

 

Distribution Points

 

You can get leaflets by downloading them from from the links shown in the Leaflets section, or on request from us (please see the contact information above).

 

Legislation

Accommodation Agencies Act 1953
Administration of Justice Act 1970
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
Agriculture Act 1970
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984
Business Names Act 1985
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
Companies Act 1985
Consumer Credit Act 1974
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Control of Pollution Act 1974
Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988
Development of Tourism Act 1969
Education Reform Act 1988
Energy Act 1976
Energy Conservation Act 1981
Estate Agents Act 1979
European Communities Act 1972
Explosives Act 1875 to 1976
Fair Trading Act 1973
Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1985
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
Food Safety Act 1990
Food Environment Protection Act 1985
General Product Safety Regulations 1994
Hallmarking Act 1973
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977
Insurance Companies Act 1981
Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989
Local Government Act 1987
Malicious Communications Act 1988
Mock Auctions Act 1961
Medical Devices Regulations 1994
Medicines Act 1968
National Lotteries etc. Act 1993
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992
Poisons Act 1972
Prices Act 1974
Prices Act 1975
Price Making Order 1991
Property Mis-descriptions Act 1991
Registered Designs Act 1949
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972
Road Traffic Act 1974
Road Traffic Act 1988
Road Traffic Act 1991Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964
Scotch Whisky Act 1988
Solicitors Act 1974
Sunday Trading Act 1994
Telecommunications Act 1984
Theft Act 1968Timeshare Act 1992
Town Police Clauses Act 1847
Trade Marks Act 1938 and 1994
Trading Schemes Act 1996
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trading Stamps Act 1964
Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958
Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1972
Transport Act 1982
Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971
Unsolicited Goods and Services (Amendment) Act 1975
Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971
Video Recordings Act 1984
Weights and Measures etc. Act 1976
Weights and Measures Act 1985

Websites

Trading Standards Central Webpage

 

Response Times/Next Steps

 

• We will endeavour to provide an initial response to queries within 3 working days;
• We will endeavour to provide a full response to enquiries, or at least a progress report, within 10 working days;
• The Trading Standards Service will carry out the testing of weighing and measuring equipment as soon as possible, but in any event within 10 working days of the initial request
• We will maintain stocks of information listed and we will respond to requests for leaflets within 2 working days

Additional Notes

 

SERVICE PLEDGE

FAIR TRADING

To ensure the public are not deceived and all traders within xxxx operate in a fair manner.

To protect the public from unfair trading practices, by compliance with the law such as Trade Descriptions Act, Consumer Credit Act, Hallmarking Act, etc.

FOOD COMPOSITION AND LABELLING

To ensure that all food produced or sold from businesses within and outside xxxx satisfy legal compositional and labelling requirements.

SUNDAY TRADING

To ensure compliance with the law determining the opening hours on a Sunday.

HOME SAFETY

To promote safety in the home and reduce the number of accidents in and around the home.

ADVICE SERVICES

To provide a comprehensive advice service for consumers and traders.

LENDING

To ensure fairness in consumer lending and truth in the advertising of credit facilities.

METROLOGY

To provide legal metrology services which ensure protection of consumers and traders alike at a level appropriate to the resources available and to the degree of protection required.

 

Related Links:

• Trading Standards

Last modified on 15/9/2008