2011 No. 2224

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Public Prosecutor Specification) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 29(5)(h) of the Criminal Justice Act 20031:

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Public Prosecutor Specification) Order 2011 and comes into force on 3rd October 2011.

2

Transport for London2 is specified as a public prosecutor for the purposes of section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

J DjanoglyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order specifies Transport for London as a “public prosecutor” for the purposes of section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Section 29 provides public prosecutors with the power to institute criminal proceedings on the issue of a written charge and requisition.