(1) An election under section 132 (1) or (5) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 shall--(a) be in the prescribed form,(b) in the case of an election under section 16 (1)--be endorsed with the consent of the Director for Public Prosecutions given under section 16 (3), and(c) be filed before the date fixed for the trial.
(2) Consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions may be endorsed under subrule (1) (b) by that Director or an officer authorised in writing by that Director to give such consents.