# Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, Section 26: Consents to be admissible in evidence.


Any document purporting to be the consent of a Law Officer of the Crown, the Director or a Crown Prosecutor for, or to—
(a) the institution of any criminal proceedings; or
(b) the institution of criminal proceedings in any particular form;
and to be signed by a Law Officer of the Crown, the Director or, as the case may be, a Crown Prosecutor shall be admissible as prima facie evidence without further proof.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985/section-26
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