# The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, Article 20D: Exceptions from Article 20A for decisions not to prosecute etc


Article 20A does not apply to—
(a) a decision not to institute criminal proceedings and, where such a decision has been made, any act done for the purpose of enabling the decision whether to institute criminal proceedings to be made;
(b) where criminal proceedings are not continued as a result of a decision not to continue them, the decision and where such a decision has been made:
(i) any act done for the purpose of enabling the decision whether to continue the proceedings to be made; and
(ii) any act done for the purpose of securing that the proceedings are not continued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/869/article/20D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-northern-ireland-order-1997/article-20D
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