OpenLegislation

Regulation 5 Time limit for the prosecution of offencesI1

England and Wales

(1)

An information relating to an offence under regulation 3 that is triable by a magistrates’ court may be so tried if it is laid within twelve months after the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to justify the proceedings comes to the knowledge of the prosecutor.

(2)

No proceedings are to be brought more than three years after the commission of the offence.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 5 in force at 9.1.2018, see reg. 1(2)