Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7A · Deferred Prosecution Agreements
149A. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —“alleged offence” means an offence specified in the Sixth Schedule;“deferred prosecution agreement” or “DPA” means an agreement entered into between the Public Prosecutor and a person who has been charged with, or whom the Public Prosecutor is considering prosecuting for, an alleged offence, under which —
the person agrees to comply with the requirements imposed on the person by the agreement; and
the Public Prosecutor agrees that, upon the approval of the agreement by the General Division of the High Court under section 149F, sections 149C and 149I apply in relation to the prosecution of the person for the alleged offence;“give public notice”, in relation to a matter, means to cause a notice of the matter to be published in the Gazette;“subject” means a person who enters into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.
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“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
“alleged offence” means an offence specified in the Sixth Schedule;
“deferred prosecution agreement” or “DPA” means an agreement entered into between the Public Prosecutor and a person who has been charged with, or whom the Public Prosecutor is considering prosecuting for, an alleged offence, under which —
the person agrees to comply with the requirements imposed on the person by the agreement; and
the Public Prosecutor agrees that, upon the approval of the agreement by the General Division of the High Court under section 149F, sections 149C and 149I apply in relation to the prosecution of the person for the alleged offence;
“give public notice”, in relation to a matter, means to cause a notice of the matter to be published in the Gazette;
“subject” means a person who enters into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.