Part 18Miscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous

346Prosecution by licensing authority

1

A licensing authority may institute criminal proceedings in respect of an offence under any of the following provisions of this Act—

I2a

section 37,

I2b

section 185,

I2c

section 186,

I2d

section 229,

I2e

section 242,

I2f

section 258,

I2g

section 259,

I2h

section 260,

I2i

section 261,

I2j

section 262,

I2k

section 326,

I1l

section 342,

I2m

paragraph 20 of Schedule 10,

I2n

paragraph 10 of Schedule 13, and

I2o

paragraph 20 of Schedule 14.

I12

This section is without prejudice to section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (power of local authorities to prosecute or defend legal proceedings).

I13

This section shall not apply to an authority in Scotland.