Section 241 Time limit for prosecutionI1I2
United Kingdom
No proceedings for an offence under section 237 may be commenced after the earlier of—
the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the date of the commission of the offence, or
the end of the period of 1 year beginning with the date of discovery of the offence by the prosecutor.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)—
a certificate signed by or on behalf of the prosecutor and stating the date on which the prosecutor discovered the offence is conclusive evidence of that fact, and
a certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed is to be treated as so signed unless the contrary is proved.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 241 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
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S. 241 in force at 6.4.2025 by S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(3)