3.—(1) Amend section 1(1) (expenses of prosecution) as follows.
(2) For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) Where any criminal proceedings are instituted by or on behalf of, or taken over by, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the costs of the prosecution of such proceedings (including any costs incurred in connection with any matter preliminary or incidental to, and with any appeal from, those proceedings) shall, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Department of Finance and Personnel, be defrayed in the first instance by the Director.”
(3) In subsection (3) for “Ministry of Finance” substitute “Department of Finance and Personnel”.
Section 1 was amended by S.I. 1973/2163 and S.I. 2003/1247 (N.I. 13).