Paragraph 17 Offences — proceedings commenced before 1st April 2014

(1)

Any proceedings in connection with an offence or alleged offence which have been commenced by, or on behalf of, the HSE or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State under a superseded provision before 1st April 2014 may be continued and completed by or on behalf of the ONR as if the superseded provision continued to have effect on and after 1st April 2014.

(2)

Any proceedings in connection with an offence or an alleged offence which have been commenced by an HSE nuclear health and safety inspector or a nuclear inspector under a superseded provision before 1st April 2014 may be continued and completed by a relevant inspector as if the superseded provision continued to have effect on and after that date.

(3)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), “relevant inspector” means—

(a)

in the case of proceedings commenced by an HSE nuclear health and safety inspector, a health and safety inspector;

(b)

in the case of proceedings commenced by a nuclear inspector, an ONR inspector.