16Directions to police etc by Director

#### 16 Directions to police etc by Director 16 Directions to police etc by Director > > (1) The Director may, by order in writing, give directions referred to in subsection (2) to— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner of Police, or > > > > > (b) any other person who institutes or conducts prosecutions for offences. > > > (2) Directions may be given requiring specified information or kinds of information to be referred to the Director for the purpose of enabling the Director to consider— > > > > > (a) instituting or carrying on a prosecution or prosecutions for a specified offence or class of offences, > > > > > (b) instituting, carrying on or taking over proceedings for a specified offence or class of offences, or > > > > > (c) instituting, carrying on or taking over other proceedings in connection with functions conferred on the Director whether under this Act or otherwise. > > > (3) A person to whom such a direction is given shall comply with the direction. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > offence means an indictable offence or a prescribed summary offence. > > **s 16:** Am 1987 No 209, Sch 10 (2).