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

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 · 1982 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part X: HIGHWAYS

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

in subsection (1), for the word "Proceedings" there shall be substituted the words ; and" Subject to subsection (3) below, proceedings "
the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (2)—3A constable may take proceedings—without the consent of the Attorney General.afor an offence under paragraph (b) of section 171(6) above ; orbfor an offence under paragraph (c) of that subsection consisting of failure to perform a duty imposed by section 171(5)(a) above ; orcfor an offence under section 174 above,.

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