Trade law; information on administrative offenses

The Crafts Code (HwO) regulates the following areas:

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

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

• Competence of the district administrative authority to prohibit the continuation of an independent business of a craft requiring a license that is exercised contrary to the provisions of the Crafts Code (Section 16 (3) of the Crafts Code in conjunction with Section 2 of the Competence Ordinance to the Crafts Code). § 2 Competence Ordinance to the Crafts Code)
• Responsibility of the district administrative authority for administrative offenses under craft law, e.g. unauthorized craft activity, use of the training title of master craftsman/mistress contrary to craft law regulations, lack of, incorrect, complete or timely notification and other administrative offenses in the area of apprenticeship recruitment or training (§§ 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)

• Act on the Regulation of Crafts (Crafts Code - HwO)
• § Section 2 Competence Ordinance to the Crafts Code (HwOZustV)
• §§ 36 ff. Administrative Offenses Act (OWiG)
• Act to Combat Undeclared Work and Illegal Employment (Act to Combat Undeclared Work - SchwarzArbG)
• § Section 89 No. 1 Competence Ordinance