Representation of the People Act 1985

30U.K.In section 86 (authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations)—

(a)after subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

(1A)Where a person makes an application under this section he shall notify the Director of Public Prosecutions of the application and the Director or his assistant or any barrister, advocate or solicitor duly appointed as the Director’s representative may attend the hearing of the application and make representations at the hearing in respect of it.; and

(b)in subsection (2) for the word “transmit”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “deliver”.