[F12CProsecuting authoritiesU.K.
(1)Anything which the Director of Public Prosecutions is authorised or required to do under, or in relation to, Part 5 or 8 of this Act may be done by a member of his staff if the member of staff is authorised by the Director (generally or specifically) for that purpose.
(2)Anything which F2... the Director of the Serious Fraud Office is authorised or required to do under, or in relation to, Part [F32, 4,] 5, [F47] or 8 of this Act may be done by a member of his staff if the member of staff is authorised by the Director F5... (generally or specifically) for that purpose.
(3)Anything which a relevant Director or a member of his staff is authorised or required to do under, or in relation to, Part [F62, 4,] 5 or 8 of this Act may be done by a person providing services under arrangements made by the relevant Director if the person is authorised by the relevant Director (whether generally or specifically) for that purpose.
[F7(3A)Subsection (3) does not apply to the functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland F8... under section 302A] [F9, 303X [F10, 303Z19, 303Z53 or 303Z65]].
(4)In this section “relevant Director” means—
(a)the Director of Public Prosecutions,
(b)the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland,
F11(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 2A-2C inserted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 124; S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)
F2Words in s. 2C(2) omitted (27.3.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 21(2)(a)
F3Words in s. 2C(2) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(1)(6), Sch. 1 para. 2(2); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(z); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 3(a)
F4Word in s. 2C(2) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(5)(6), Sch. 5 para. 19(2); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 5(1)(d); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 4(e)
F5Word in s. 2C(2) omitted (27.3.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 21(2)(b)
F6Words in s. 2C(3) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(1)(6), Sch. 1 para. 2(3); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(z); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 3(a)
F7S. 2C(3A) inserted (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 84(2), 94(1); S.I. 2008/755, art. 17(1)(h)
F8Words in s. 2C(3A) omitted (27.3.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 21(3)
F9Words in s. 2C(3A) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(5)(6), Sch. 5 para. 19(3); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 4(e)
F10Words in s. 2C(3A) substituted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 26.4.2024 for S. for specified purposes, 26.4.2024 for E.W.N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 9 para. 2; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 4(b)(i)(ii)
F11S. 2C(4)(c) omitted (27.3.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 21(4)