147 Proceedings for offences. U.K.
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(2)[Where, in England or Wales, a magistrates’ court has begun to inquire into an information charging a person with an offence under the customs and excise Acts as examining justices the court shall not proceed under [section 25(3) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980] to try the information summarily without the consent of—
(a)the Attorney General, in a case where the proceedings were instituted by his order and in his name; or
(b)the Commissioners, in any other case.]
(3)In the case of proceedings in England or Wales, without prejudice to any right to require the statement of a case for the opinion of the High Court, the prosecutor may appeal to the Crown Court against any decision of a magistrates’ court in proceedings for an offence under the customs and excise Acts.
(4)In the case of proceedings in Northern Ireland, without prejudice to any right to require the statement of a case for the opinion of the High Court, the prosecutor may appeal to the county court against any decision of a court of summary jurisdiction in proceedings for an offence under the customs and excise Acts.
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