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Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
| Part II Costs in Criminal Cases | |
| Award of costs out of central funds | |
| Section | |
| 16. | Defence costs. |
| 17. | Prosecution costs. |
| Award of costs against accused | |
| 18. | Award of costs against accused. |
| Other awards | |
| 19. | Provision for orders as to costs in other circumstances. |
| Supplemental | |
| 20. | Regulations. |
| 21. | Interpretation, etc. |
| Part III Miscellaneous | |
| 22. | Power of Secretary of State to set time limits in relation to preliminary stages of criminal proceedings. |
| 23. | Discontinuance of proceedings in magistrates’ courts. |
| 24. | Restriction of vexatious prosecutions. |
| 25. | Consents to prosecutions etc. |
| 26. | Consents to be admissible in evidence. |
| 27. | Care proceedings involving allegation of offences. |
| 28. | Repeal of s. 9 of Perjury Act 1911. |
| Part IV Supplemental | |
| 29. | Regulations. |
| 30. | Expenses. |
| 31. | Short title, commencement and extent etc. |
| Schedules: | |
| Schedule 1—Minor and consequential amendments. | |
| Schedule 2—Repeals. | |
