PART V Miscellaneous and Supplementary
Provisions relating to offences and legal proceedings
69 Restriction on institution in England and Wales of proceedings under Part II or III.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section proceedings for an offence under Part II . . . F1 of this Act shall not, in England or Wales, be instituted except by or on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions or by a person authorised in that behalf by F2a traffic commissioner, a chief officer of police, or the council of a county or district.
(2)
Subsection (1) above shall not apply to proceedings for the breach of regulations having effect by virtue of section 25 or 26 of this Act.
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