[7A Powers of non-legal staff]
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (1985 c 23) | Legislation

[7A  Powers of non-legal staff]

[(1)     The Director may designate [under this subsection] members of the staff of the Crown Prosecution Service who are not Crown Prosecutors.

(2)     Subject to such exceptions (if any) as may be specified in the designation [under subsection (1)], a person so designated shall have such of the following as may be so specified, namely—

(a)     the powers and rights of audience of a Crown Prosecutor in relation to—

(i)     applications for, or relating to, bail in criminal proceedings;

(ii)     the conduct of criminal proceedings in magistrates' courts other than trials [of offences triable either way or offences which are punishable with imprisonment in the case of persons aged 21 or over];

[(iii)     the conduct of applications or other proceedings relating to preventative civil orders;

(iv)     the conduct of proceedings (other than criminal proceedings) in, or in connection with, the discharge of functions assigned to the Director under section 3(2)(g) above;]

[(b)     any powers of a Crown Prosecutor that do not involve the exercise of such rights of audience as are mentioned in paragraph (a) above but are exercisable in relation to the

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