Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Act 2004 Explanatory Notes

Section 1: Liability of officers etc. for obstruction by body corporate

6.Subsection (1) amends section 314 so that that section applies to offences under sections 137 and 137ZA.

7.The amendment of section 314 applies only in relation to offences committed after the commencement of the Act. In the absence of express provision there might be a question as to whether section 314 applies in respect of an offence under section 137ZA where the order to which the offence relates was made before commencement of the Act. Subsection (2) provides that section 314 will apply to such an offence.

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