# Road Safety Act 2006, Section 44: Enforcement authorities


(1) Part 2 of the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (c. 3) (regulation of registration plate suppliers) is amended as follows.
(2) 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”.
(3) In section 30(a) (institution of proceedings for offences), after “by” insert “ the Secretary of State, ”.
(4) 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;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/49/section/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-safety-act-2006/section-44
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