(1)If the offence stated in the altered or new charge is one that requires the Public Prosecutor’s consent under section 10(1), then the trial must not proceed before the consent is obtained, unless it has already been obtained for a prosecution on the same facts as those on which the altered or new charge is based.

(2)If consent for the prosecution is or has been obtained, all evidence previously admitted by the court in the trial shall be²⁰²¹is²⁰²¹ deemed to have been admitted in evidence in the trial of the altered or new charge.