http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/22AProsecution 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 III22A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 22A repealed (12.1.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(6)(a), Sch. 7 para. 129, Sch. 8 Pt. 13