Trials on indictment without a jury
C17Limitation on challenge of issue of certificate
1
No court may entertain proceedings for questioning (whether by way of judicial review or otherwise) any decision or purported decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland in relation to the issue of a certificate under section 1, except on the grounds of—
a
dishonesty,
b
bad faith, or
c
other exceptional circumstances (including in particular exceptional circumstances relating to lack of jurisdiction or error of law).
2
Subsection (1) is subject to section 7(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) (claim that public authority has infringed Convention right).