LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 4.97

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 4.97

4.97 .         Prosecutions

        (1)         A prosecution for an offence against this Part may be commenced by the returning officer or any person referred to in section 9.24(1).

        (2)         If the returning officer commences a prosecution for an offence against this Part —

            (a)         the local government is to pay any expenses incurred by, and any costs awarded against, the returning officer in connection with the proceedings; and

            (b)         the returning officer is to pay to the local government any fees or costs paid to the returning officer in respect of the proceedings.

        [Section 4.97 inserted: No. 84 of 2004 s. 53.]