37Consent to prosecutionU.K.
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(1)Proceedings for an offence under this Part (other than an offence under section 19(5) or 22) may not be instituted—
(a)in England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General;
(b)in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the Advocate General for Northern Ireland.
(2)Nothing in subsection (1) prevents—
(a)the arrest of a person in respect of an offence under this Part, or
(b)the remand in custody or on bail of a person charged with such an offence.