Part VIII General
117 Consent to prosecution.
1
This section applies to an offence under any provision of this Act other than an offence under—
a
section 36,
b
section 51,
c
paragraph 18 of Schedule 7,
d
paragraph 12 of Schedule 12, or
e
Schedule 13.
2
Proceedings for an offence to which this section applies—
a
shall not be instituted in England and Wales without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and
b
shall not be instituted in Northern Ireland without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
3
Where it appears to the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland that an offence to which this section applies is committed for a purpose connected with the affairs of a country other than the United Kingdom—
a
subsection (2) shall not apply, and
b
proceedings for the offence shall not be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General or the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.