http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/21DProsecution 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 Database2026-09-16Expert Participation2026-06-29 PART 2A21D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pt. 2A inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 54(1), 95(1) (with s. 54(4)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 44Ss. 21A-21F repealed (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 28 (with ss. 413(4)(5), 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2