# The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020, Regulation 17: Prosecutions

Extent: E+W+S

An authorised person, if so authorised by the person authorising them, may, although not of counsel or a solicitor, prosecute before a magistrates’ court in England and Wales proceedings for an offence under these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/552/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-plant-protection-products-regulations-2020/regulation-17
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