# Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Section 241: Time limit for prosecution

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) No proceedings for an offence under section 237 may be commenced after the earlier of—
(a) the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the date of the commission of the offence, or
(b) the end of the period of 1 year beginning with the date of discovery of the offence by the prosecutor.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)—
(a) 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
(b) a certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed is to be treated as so signed unless the contrary is proved.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/241 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/section-241
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