218Proceedings against successors to public bodies

218 Proceedings against successors to public bodies (1) 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. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) 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 (c) a Council; or (d) a public entity within the meaning of the **Public Administration Act 2004**.