Section 44 Enforcement authoritiesI1

Part 2 of the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (c. 3) (regulation of registration plate suppliers) is amended as follows.

In section 26(8) (power of entry for authorised persons: meaning of “authorised person”), for “section by” substitute

“section—

(a)

by the Secretary of State, or

(b)

by”.

In section 30(a) (institution of proceedings for offences), after “by” insert “ the Secretary of State, ”.

In section 31(1) (interpretation of Part 2), for the definition of “local authority” substitute—

““local authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(b)

in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;”.