The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014

Abolition of the DRCP and transfer of statutory functions to the DPP: merger of offices

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3.—(1) The office of the DRCP(1) is abolished.

(2) Subject to provision made by Schedules 1 to 3 to this Order, the functions of the DRCP are transferred to the DPP.

(3) The following Schedules have effect—

(a)Schedule 1 (amendments of the POA 1985 and the CRCA 2005);

(b)Schedule 2 (amendments of other Acts);

(c)Schedule 3 (amendments of secondary legislation).

(1)

The office of the DRCP was established by section 34(1) of the CRCA 2005. The Director and his staff are together referred to as the RCPO.