# Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, Section 12: General provisions relating to byelaws.


(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 298 of the Public Health Act 1936 or section 253 of the Public Health Act 1875 or any other enactment, a constable may take proceedings in respect of an offence against a byelaw made by a relevant local authority under any enactment without the consent of the Attorney General.
(2) In subsection (1) above “relevant local authority” means—
(a) a local authority, as defined in section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972; and
(b) any body that was the predecessor of a local authority as so defined.
(3) It is immaterial for the purposes of this section that a byelaw was made after the passing of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/30/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1982/section-12
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