§ 83A.—(1) Her Majesty may appoint a qualified officer belonging to Her military forces to be the prosecuting authority for the Army; and in this Act "the prosecuting authority" means the officer so appointed.
§ (2) An officer shall not be qualified to be appointed as the prosecuting authority unless he is—
- (a) a person who has a ten year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;
- (b) an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least ten years' standing; or
- (c) a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland, or a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland, of at least ten years' standing.