# Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, Paragraph 21


In section 56(2) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—
“(a) section 5 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (no prosecution for offence under that section more than 12 months after the commission of the offence);
(b) Article 19(1)(a) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (magistrates’ court not to hear and determine certain complaints unless made within 6 months of time when offence committed);
(c) an enactment that imposes a time limit only in certain circumstances (as where proceedings are not instituted by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/4/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/schedule-4/paragraph-21
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