{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-act-1970/section-80",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-act-1970/section-80.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1970/40",
  "legislation_title": "Agriculture Act 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-act-1970",
  "path": "section/80",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "80",
  "heading": "Institution of prosecutions.",
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to any other enactment relating to the place where proceedings may be taken, proceedings for an offence under this Part of this Act may be taken in the place where the person charged resides or carries on business.\n2)—(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 67(7), 80(2)–(4), 86(8) repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Sch. 34 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (E.) (4.10.2004) by Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2334), regs. 1(b), 6(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (8.10.2004) by The Genetically Modified Animal Feed Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/386), regs. 1, 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (S.) (15.11.2004) by Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/433), regs. 1(1), 6(1)(a)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (W.) (17.12.2004) by The Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3221), regs. 1(b), 6(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.1.2005) by The Feeding Stuffs (Safety Requirements for Feed for Food-Producing Animals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/506), regs. 1(1), 4(1), 4(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (1.1.2005) by Feeding Stuffs (Safety Requirements for Feed for Food-Producing Animals) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3254), regs. 1, 4(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (E.) (30.4.2005) by Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1265), regs. 1(1), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (S.) (6.5.2005) by Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/246), regs. 1(1), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "S. 80 applied (with modifications) (W.) (13.5.2005) by The Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1323), regs. 1(1), 5(1), 5(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "S. 80 amendment to earlier affecting provision S.R. 2004/386 reg. 6 (N.I.) (11.10.2010) by The Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/323), regs. 1, 21(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C11",
      "text": "S. 80(1) applied (with modofications) (2.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/1872, reg. 112(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C12",
      "text": "S. 80(1) applied (with modifications) (2.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/1871, reg. 90(5)(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/40/section/80",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:51:00.537576+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}