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The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Specification of Relevant Prosecutors) Order 2016

Articles 3 to 8 of this Order specify various persons as relevant prosecutors for the purposes of section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (“the Act”). Section 29 provides relevant prosecutors with the power to institute criminal proceedings by written charge. Where a relevant prosecutor issues a written charge, it must at the same time issue a requisition or a single justice procedure notice.

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22 Mar 2016
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14 Apr 2016