His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986.
JEFFREY WILLIAM SHAW, M.L.C.,Attorney General
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Director of Public Prosecutions Regulation 2000.
2 Definitions
(1) In this Regulation:consent includes authorisation, sanction and any similar authority.the Act means the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986.(2) The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
3 Prescribed summary offences: section 3
(1) All summary offences are prescribed summary offences for the purposes of the Act, other than those that may not be prosecuted except with the consent of a Minister or a person authorised by a Minister to grant consent on behalf of the Minister.(2) A summary offence that would not otherwise be a prescribed summary offence (because of the fact that it may not be prosecuted except with the consent of a Minister or a person authorised by a Minister to grant consent on behalf of that Minister) is a prescribed summary offence for the purposes of the Act:(a) if the Minister concerned makes an order under section 11 (2) of the Act in relation to offences of that kind, or(b) in relation to proceedings for a particular offence, if the Minister concerned refers the offence to the Director for prosecution.
4 Repeal
(1) The Director of Public Prosecutions Regulation 1995 is repealed.(2) Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Director of Public Prosecutions Regulation 1995, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.