Section 21 Prosecutions for offences relating to works in street.C1

England and Wales

F1(1)

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(2)

In section 312 of the M1Highways Act 1980 (restriction on institution of proceedings)—

(a)

in subsection (1), for the word “Proceedings” there shall be substituted the words “ Subject to subsection (3) below, proceedings ” ; and

(b)

the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (2)—

“(3)
A constable may take proceedings—
(a)
for an offence under paragraph (b) of section 171(6) above ; or
(b)
for an offence under paragraph (c) of that subsection consisting of failure to perform a duty imposed by section 171(5)(a) above ; or
(c)
for an offence under section 174 above,
without the consent of the Attorney General.”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 21(1) repealed (1.1.1993) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(2), Sch 9 (with s. 102(2)); S.I. 1992/2984, art. 2(2), Sch.2

Marginal citations

M1: 1980 c. 66.

Modifications

C1: The text of ss. 20–23 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.