Proceedings in respect of an offence created by or under this Act shall not, without the written consent of the Attorney General, be taken by any person other than—
(a)a party aggrieved, or
(b)a local authority or a body whose function it is to enforce the provision in question.
Where provision is made by or under this Act for the imposition of a daily penalty in respect of a continuing offence—
(a)the court by which a person is convicted of the original offence may fix a reasonable period from the date of conviction for the defendant to comply with any directions given by the court, and
(b)where the court has fixed such a period, the daily penalty is not recoverable in respect of any day before the period expires.