The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1986

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1986.

Section 2

In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.

Section 3

(1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this article, the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st October 1986.
(2) The repeal by section 31(6) of and Schedule 2 to the Act of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 shall not affect the award out of central funds of the costs of the prosecution in respect of proceedings instituted by or on behalf of any of the authorities mentioned in paragraph (3) before 1st April 1986 which are not concluded by 1st October 1986.
(3) The authorities referred to in paragraph (2) are—
(a) a police force (within the meaning of section 3 of the Act);
(b) a government department (other than the Crown Prosecution Service);
(c) a local authority or other authority or body constituted for purposes of—
(i) the public service or of local government; or
(ii) carrying on under national ownership any industry or undertaking or part of an industry or undertaking;
(d) any other authority or body whose members are appointed by Her Majesty or by any Minister of the Crown or government department or whose revenues consist wholly or mainly of money provided by Parliament.
(4) Paragraph (2) shall not have effect where the conduct of proceedings to which the paragraph applies is taken over by the Crown Prosecution Service on or before 1st October 1986.

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