Prices Act 1974U.K.
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3In paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Prices Act 1974 (institution of proceedings)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3), after “person” insert “—
(a)if the proceedings are to be instituted in England and Wales, in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules; or
(b)otherwise,”;
(b)after that sub-paragraph insert—
“(3A)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(a)—
(a)Criminal Procedure Rules (as they have effect from time to time) apply to the notice as if it were a document to be served in criminal proceedings before a magistrates’ court, and
(b)any magistrates’ court may discharge functions conferred on a court by those Rules in relation to such service.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 51(3)(b)