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—

a

section 37,

b

section 185,

c

section 186,

d

section 229,

e

section 242,

f

section 258,

g

section 259,

h

section 260,

i

section 261,

j

section 262,

k

section 326,

l

section 342,

m

paragraph 20 of Schedule 10,

n

paragraph 10 of Schedule 13, and

o

paragraph 20 of Schedule 14.

2

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).

3

This section shall not apply to an authority in Scotland.