Retail Trading Act 2008
17Authority to prosecute
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17 Authority to prosecute
17 Authority to prosecute
(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may be instituted only—
(a) by the Minister or by a person with the written consent of the Minister, or
(b) by an inspector, or
(c) by a person, or a person of a class, prescribed by the regulations.
(2) In any such proceedings, a consent to institute the proceedings, purporting to have been signed by a person authorised to give a consent under this section is evidence of that consent without proof of the signature or authority of the person.
(3) Any such proceedings instituted by a member of staff of a Division of the Government Service may be prosecuted on his or her behalf by any member of staff of that Division.