Prosecutions

38Conduct of prosecutions on behalf of the Office

(1)An individual who is not a member of the Office may be appointed by the Director to exercise any function of the Director under or by virtue of section 35 in relation to—

(a)specified criminal proceedings, or

(b)a specified class or description of criminal proceedings.

(2)An individual may be appointed under this section only if he has a general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (qualifications for judicial appointments).

(3)An individual appointed under this section shall act in accordance with any instructions of—

(a)the Director, or

(b)a Prosecutor.