Commentary on Sections Part 9: Prosecution Appeals Section 72: Offences in connection with reporting
307.Section 72 sets out the summary offences created by the new reporting restrictions under section 71 and the penalties which may be imposed on conviction. Prosecutions under this section may only be bought in England and Wales by or with the consent of the Attorney General or, where instituted in Northern Ireland, by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland or, after the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 comes into force, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.