§ 52H.—(1) Her Majesty may appoint a qualified officer of Her naval forces to be the prosecuting authority for the Royal Navy; 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 five 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 five 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 five years' standing.