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(1)Proceedings for an offence under this Part—
(a)may be instituted in England and Wales only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions; and
(b)may be instituted in Northern Ireland only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
(2)But if it appears to the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland that an offence under this Part has been committed for a purpose wholly or partly connected with the affairs of a country other than the United Kingdom, his consent for the purposes of this section may be given only with the permission—
(a)in the case of the Director of Public Prosecutions, of the Attorney General; and
(b)in the case of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, of the Advocate General for Northern Ireland.
(3)In relation to any time before the coming into force of section 27(1) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), the reference in subsection (2)(b) to the Advocate General for Northern Ireland is to be read as a reference to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
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