{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-northern-ireland-order-1991/article-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-northern-ireland-order-1991/article-35.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1991/762",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-northern-ireland-order-1991",
  "path": "article/35",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Time limit for prosecutions",
  "text": "A prosecution for an offence under this Order which is punishable under Article 36(2) shall not be begun after the expiry of—\n(a) 3 years from the commission of the offence; or\n(b) one year from its discovery by the prosecution,\nwhichever is the earlier.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (with modifications) (20.5.2006) by Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/217), reg. 7(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (with modifications) (7.8.2007) by Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/301), reg. 5(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2007) by Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/349), reg. 6(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (31.7.2009) by Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/258), reg. 11(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (20.1.2010) by Food Enzymes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/415), reg. 5(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (20.1.2010) by Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/416), reg. 16(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (20.1.2011) by Flavourings in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/414), reg. 5(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied (1.7.2011) by Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/236), reg. 11(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Art. 35 applied with modifications (31.10.2013) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/220), regs. 1, 19, Sch. 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1991/762/article/35",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:45:55.257191+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}