Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7A · Deferred Prosecution Agreements
149B. Entering into DPA, etc.
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A DPA may be entered into in respect of any alleged offence, whether alleged to have been committed before, on or after 31 October 2018.
DPA
“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 —(a)the person agrees to comply with the requirements imposed on the person by the agreement; and(b)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;
A DPA in respect of an alleged offence —
alleged offence
“alleged offence” means an offence specified in the Sixth Schedule;
may be entered into before, on or after the date on which a subject is charged with the alleged offence; but(b)cannot be entered into after the commencement of the trial for that alleged offence.
One DPA may be entered into in respect of 2 or more different alleged offences.
A person may choose whether to enter into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.
Before a DPA is in force, any party to the DPA may withdraw from any negotiation concerning the DPA, from the DPA itself, and from any proceeding under section 149F relating to the DPA, without giving any reason for the withdrawal.
proceeding
“proceeding” includes a criminal case disclosure conference and a case conference, held under Part 9 or 10, as the case may be;