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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 218

Proceedings against successors to public bodies

    (1)     Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations that were instituted against a public body before its dissolution, or that could have been instituted against a public body if not for its dissolution, may be continued or instituted against its successor if the successor is a public body.

    (2)     An infringement notice served on a public body for an offence against this Act or the regulations is taken to be an infringement notice served on its successor if the successor is a public body.

    (3)     Any penalty paid by a public body in respect of an infringement notice is taken to be a penalty paid by its successor if the successor is a public body.

    (4)     In this section, "public body" means—

        (a)     a body corporate representing the Crown; or

        (b)     a State owned enterprise or reorganising body within the meaning of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 ; or

        (c)     a Council; or

        (d)     a public entity within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 .



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