Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986
27Attorney General to notify Director of bills and no bills
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27 Attorney General to notify Director of bills and no bills
27 Attorney General to notify Director of bills and no bills
(1) The Attorney General shall notify the Director whenever the Attorney General exercises any of the following functions—
(a) finding a bill of indictment, or determining that no bill of indictment be found, in respect of an indictable offence, in circumstances where the person concerned has been committed for trial,
(b) directing that no further proceedings be taken against a person who has been committed for trial or sentence,
(c) finding a bill of indictment in respect of an indictable offence, in circumstances where the person concerned has not been committed for trial,
(d) appealing under section 5D of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 to the Court of Criminal Appeal against a sentence.
(2) The Director shall include in a report under section 34 information as to the notifications received by the Director from the Attorney General under this section during the period to which the report relates.