(1) If evidence is adduced on behalf of an accused person, the counsel for the prosecution is entitled to reply.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), if evidence is adduced for one or more of several accused persons, but not for all of them, the counsel for the prosecution other than the Director of Public Prosecutions or counsel acting on his or her behalf is entitled to reply with respect only to the person or persons by whom or in respect of whom such evidence is adduced.
(3) The Director of Public Prosecutions, or any counsel acting on his or her behalf, is entitled to reply in all cases whether or not evidence is adduced on behalf of any accused person.