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6(1)Proceedings for an offence of contravening or failing to comply with a direction of the Secretary of State given under section 6 . . . F1 of this Act shall be instituted only by, or with the consent of, the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions.U.K.
(2)Proceedings for an offence of contravening or failing to comply with price controls shall be instituted only—
(a)by or on behalf of a local weights and measures authority designated under paragraph 5 above; or
(b)by, or with the consent of, the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(3)This paragraph does not apply in Scotland.
(4)As this paragraph applies to Northern Ireland—
(a)omit the reference to a local weights and measures authority; and
(b)for the Director of Public Prosecutions substitute the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;
and the provisions of Article 7(3) to (6) of the M1Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 apply as if this paragraph were a consent provision within the meaning of that Article.
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F1Words repealed by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(3)(4), Sch. 17 para. 35(1), Sch. 18
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