148Proceedings against successors to public bodies

148 Proceedings against successors to public bodies (1) In this section, ***public body*** means— (a) a body corporate representing the Crown; or (b) a State owned enterprise or reorganising body (within the meaning of the **State Owned Enterprises Act 1992**); or S. 148(1)(c) amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 74). (c) a Council (within the meaning of the **Local Government Act 2020**); or (d) a public entity (within the meaning of the **Public Administration Act 2004**). (2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations that were instituted against a public body before its dissolution, or that could have been instituted against a public body if not for its dissolution, may be continued or instituted against its successor if the successor is a public body. (3) An infringement notice served on a public body for an offence against this Act or the regulations is taken to be an infringement notice served on its successor if the successor is a public body. (4) Similarly, any penalty paid by a public body in respect of an infringement notice is taken to be a penalty paid by its successor if the successor is a public body. Pt 11A (Heading and s. 148A) inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 7.