Article 9 Prosecution of offences and proceedingsI1

United Kingdom

(2)

Proceedings for an offence under any provision of this Part of this Order shall not be instituted—

(a)

in England and Wales, except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General, and

(b)

in Northern Ireland, except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

(2)

As respects Scotland, for the purposes of conferring on the sheriff jurisdiction to entertain proceedings for an offence under or by virtue of this Part of this Order, any such offence shall, without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable apart from this paragraph, be deemed to have been committed in any place in Scotland where the offender may for the time being be.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 9 in force at 5.3.1994, see art. 1