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"Once again, we remind the wizarding community that only wands bearing the Department's stamp are guaranteed safe. Anyone who has purchased a wand from Wagstaff is advised to turn it in immediately, before it explodes. "
— Unknown spokesperson at this department in an article in the Daily Prophet; 1999.[src]

The Department of Magical Equipment Control was a division in the Ministry of Magic[1] in charge of overseeing and regulating trading practices to keep substandard merchandise out of circulation, such as faulty wands and loose-bottomed cauldrons.

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In July of 1998, this Department issued a warning in the Daily Prophet about a shady street peddler in Diagon Alley named "Honest" Willy Wagstaff[1].

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Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Level 2, British Ministry of Magic
Department of Magical Law Enforcement logo
Auror Office · Department of Intoxicating Substances · Improper Use of Magic Office · Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office · Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects · Office for the Removal of Curses, Jinxes, and Hexes · Magical Law Enforcement Patrol · Hit Wizards · Ministry of Magic Witch Watchers · Department of Magical Equipment Control · Administrative Registration Department · Wizengamot Administration Services · Department of Security · Animagus Registry · SOS Task Force Office
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