(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), all indictments shall be signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions or by counsel acting for him or her and a statement on the indictment to that effect is sufficient evidence of that fact.
(2) Where under any enactment any injured party or complainant is entitled to prosecute privately, the indictment shall be signed by that party and not by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(3) The Registrar shall not receive an indictment from any private prosecutor unless—
(a) the indictment has been endorsed by a certificate of the Director of Public Prosecutions to the effect that he or she has seen such indictment and declines to prosecute at the public instance the offence set forth in the indictment; and
(b) the private prosecutor has given the required security to prosecute the indictment to conclusion at the time at which the accused shall be required to appear and has paid such costs as may be ordered by the Court, except where the Court has dispensed with payment of such costs.