Trade law; information on administrative offenses

The Crafts and Trades Code (HwO) regulates the following areas:

Part I: Exercise of a craft and a craft-like trade
Part II: Vocational training in the skilled trades
Part III: Master craftsman examination, master craftsman title
IV. Part I: Organization of the skilled crafts sector
V. Part V: Fines, transitional and final provisions

The responsibilities for administrative offenses under craft law are regulated as follows:

• The district administrative authority is responsible for prohibiting the continuation of an independent business of a craft requiring a license that is carried out contrary to the provisions of the Crafts Code (Section 16 (3) of the Crafts Code in conjunction with Section 2 of the Ordinance on the Competence of the Crafts Code). § Section 2 Competence Ordinance to the Crafts Code)
• Jurisdiction of the district administrative authority for administrative offenses under craft law, e.g. unauthorized craft activity, use of the training title master craftsman/mistress contrary to craft law regulations, lack of, incorrect, complete or timely notification as well as other administrative offenses in the area of hiring or training apprentices (§§ 117, 118 Crafts Code in conjunction with §§ 36 para. 2 Act on Administrative Offenses, § 89 No. 1 Ordinance on Jurisdiction)
• Responsibility of the district administrative authority for the prosecution and punishment of administrative offences under the Act to Combat Clandestine Employment in the case of undeclared work by unauthorized tradesmen (Section 8 (1) No. 1 e), Section 2 (3) No. 2 of the Act to Combat Clandestine Employment in conjunction with §§ 36 Para. 2 of the Administrative Offenses Act, § 89 No. 1 of the Competence Ordinance)