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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION) ACT 1995 - SECT 20 Attorney - General's consent required for prosecutions

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION) ACT 1995 - SECT 20

Attorney - General's consent required for prosecutions

  (1)   A prosecution for an offence against this Act requires the consent of the Attorney - General.

  (2)   Despite subsection   ( 1):

  (a)   anyone may be arrested for an offence against this Act, and a warrant for such an arrest may be issued and executed; and

  (b)   anyone may be charged with such an offence; and

  (c)   anyone so charged may be remanded in custody or on bail;

but no further step in the proceedings referred to in subsection   ( 1) is to be taken until the Attorney - General's consent has been given.

  (3)   Subsection   ( 2) does not prevent the discharge of the accused if proceedings are not continued within a reasonable time.