Part 2: Serious violation of the Second Protocol Section 7: Consent to prosecutions
This section ensures that prosecutions for the offence of serious violation of the Second Protocol, or for related ancillary offences, may only be brought in England and Wales with the consent of the Attorney General. In Northern Ireland, the consent of the Director for Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland is required. No equivalent provision is made in relation to Scotland as the position of the Lord Advocate as master of the instance in relation to all prosecutions in Scotland means that such provision is unnecessary.