# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 97: Publication of prosecutorial test


(1) The Lord Advocate must make available to the public a statement setting out in general terms the matters about which a prosecutor requires to be satisfied in order to initiate, and continue with, criminal proceedings in respect of any offence.
(2) The reference in subsection (1) to a prosecutor is to one within the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/1/section/97 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016/section-97
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