Commentary on Sections Part 1 Regulation of Private Rented Housing Section 28 – Prosecution by a licensing authority or a local housing authority
66.Subsection (1)(a) lists the offences which may be prosecuted by a licensing authority which arise in relation to a dwelling located in its area.   Criminal proceedings may alternatively be brought by a local housing authority, where the offence arises in respect of a dwelling in its area, where that authority is not the licensing authority for the area, the offences in question are ones listed in subsection (2).  In such cases, the local housing authority must have obtained the consent of the licensing authority to bring proceedings.  .
67.This section does not affect any other power of the person designated under section 3(1) to bring legal proceedings. It also does not affect section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972, which relates to the power of local authorities to prosecute or to defend legal proceedings.