10(1)Section 37B of that Act (consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), for “released on bail under section 37(7)(a)” there is substituted “ dealt with under section 37(7)(a) ”.
(3)In subsection (4), for “shall give written notice” there is substituted “ shall give notice ”.
(4)After that subsection there is inserted—
“(4A)Notice under subsection (4) above shall be in writing, but in the case of a person kept in police detention under section 37(7)(a) above it may be given orally in the first instance and confirmed in writing subsequently.”
(5)In subsection (8), for paragraph (a) there is substituted—
“(a)when he is in police detention at a police station (whether because he has returned to answer bail, because he is detained under section 37(7)(a) above or for some other reason), or”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 14 para. 10 in force at 15.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(k) (as amended by S.I. 2007/29, art. 2)