Section 6: Prosecutions instituted and conducted otherwise than by the Service.

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 · 1985 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: The Crown Prosecution Service

Subject to subsection (2) below, nothing in this Part shall preclude any person from instituting any criminal proceedings or conducting any criminal proceedings to which the Director's duty to take over the conduct of proceedings does not apply.

Where criminal proceedings are instituted in circumstances in which the Director is not under a duty to take over their conduct, he may nevertheless do so at any stage.

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