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Employment Protection Act 1982
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20 Authority to prosecute
20 Authority to prosecute
(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may be instituted—
(a) by an inspector appointed under the Principal Act, or
(b) by a person acting with the written consent of the Minister.
(2) In proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations, a consent to institute the proceedings, purporting to have been signed by the Minister, shall be evidence of that consent without proof of the signature of the Minister.
s 20: Am 1991 No 17, Sch 1.