# The Employment Protection (Offshore Employment) Order 1976, Article 5: Offences


(1) Offences under the applied provision (offences connected with employment to which this Order applies) are excluded from the operation of section 3 of the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 (consents required for prosecutions).
(2) Proceedings for any offence under the applied provisions (including cases where but for (1) above section 3 of the 1878 Act would apply) shall not be brought in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/766/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-offshore-employment-order-1976/article-5
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