Heading: inserted, on 1 April 2010, by section 24 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).
(1) If a person is alleged to have committed an infringement offence, that person may either—
(a) be proceeded against summarily for the alleged offence under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; or
(b) be served with an infringement notice as provided in section 165B.
(2) Despite section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, leave of a District Court Judge or Registrar to lay an information is not necessary where the Secretary, the Registrar, or the Board proceeds with an infringement offence summarily.
Section 165A: inserted, on 1 April 2010, by section 24 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).