s 176 Information
(1) This section applies if— (a) the court proceeds under section 156 in pursuance of section 169 or 170, or (b) the prosecutor ... applies under section 171. (2) In such a case— (a) the prosecutor ... must give the court a statement of information within the period the court orders; (b) section 166 applies accordingly (with appropriate modifications where the prosecutor ... applies under section 171); (c) section 167 applies accordingly; (d) section 168 applies as it applies in the circumstances mentioned in section 168(1).