Part II Trial and punishment of offences
F2 The prosecuting authority
Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F352H The prosecuting authority.
1
Her Majesty may appoint a qualified officer of Her naval forces to be the prosecuting authority for the Royal Navy; and in this Act “the prosecuting authority” means the officer so appointed.
2
An officer shall not be qualified to be appointed as the prosecuting authority unless he is—
a
a person who has a five year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;.
b
an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least five years’ standing; or
c
a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland, or a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland, of at least five years’ standing.
Crossheading and ss. 52H-52J inserted (1.4.1997 with savings) by 1996 c. 46, s. 5, Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 16; S.I. 1997/304, art. 2 (with art. 3)