DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 51C Proceedings against successors to public bodies

DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 51C

    (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. 51C(1)(c) amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch.  1 item 22).

        (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 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 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 7A (Heading and s. 51D) inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 10.

Part VIIA—Insurance and indemnity for pecuniary penalties prohibited

S. 51D inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 10.