Article 132 Director of Public ProsecutionsI1

When in receipt of information that an offence under this Order has been committed, the Director of Public Prosecutions must make inquires and institute any prosecutions as the circumstances of the case may require.

The Director may attend the trial of every Senedd election petition, and must do so when so requested by the election court.

For the purpose of paragraph (2), the Director may attend the trial either in person or via an assistant or representative as nominated under paragraph (4).

The Director may nominate a barrister, solicitor, or an authorised person to be a representative for the purposes of this Part.

The Director, assistant or representative are to receive such allowances for expenses as the Treasury may approve for the purpose of this Part, other than for general duties under paragraph (1).

Subject to paragraph (7), the costs incurred in meeting the expenses referred to in paragraph (5) will be paid by the Treasury and be deemed to be expenses of the election court.

If for any reasonable cause it seems just to the court so to do, the court may order all or part of the costs incurred in meeting the expenses referred to in paragraph (5), to be repaid to the Treasury by the parties to the petition, or such of them as the court may direct.