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Version date: 12 April 2010 - onwards
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55. Consent to prosecutions

Proceedings for an offence under section 47 or 50 shall 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.