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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985-specified-proceedings-amendment-order-2018/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/198",
  "legislation_title": "The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985-specified-proceedings-amendment-order-2018",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nSection 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c.23) sets out the functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions. These include taking over the conduct of all criminal proceedings instituted on behalf of a police force, unless the proceedings are specified in an Order made by the Attorney General under section 3(3) of that Act.\nThe Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/904, the “1999 Order”) specifies proceedings for certain offences, but provides that proceedings cease to be specified in certain circumstances, namely those described in article 3 of the 1999 Order.\nThis Order clarifies the meaning of certain terms used in article 3 of the 1999 Order. In particular, the amendment clarifies that proceedings tried in accordance with the single justice procedure under section 16A of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 (c.43) do not cease to be specified proceedings in the circumstances described in article 3 of the 1999 Order.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/198/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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