http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/12Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales; to make provision as to costs in criminal cases; to provide for the imposition of time limits in relation to preliminary stages of criminal proceedings; to amend section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 and section 3 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to make provision with respect to consents to prosecutions; to repeal section 9 of the Perjury Act 1911; and for connected purposes.1985-05-23texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-14Expert Participation2026-06-29 Part I12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 12 repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), Sch. 1 Pt. 3