Article 12 Legal proceedingsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Proceedings for any offence under section 33 of the 1974 Act^f1, being an offence to which that section applies by virtue of this Order, may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in Great Britain.

(2)

Section 3 of the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878^f2 (which requires certain consents for the institution of proceedings) does not apply to proceedings for any offence to which paragraph (1) of this article relates.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 12 in force at 6.4.2013, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: 1974 c. 37; section 33 was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 11 and Schedule 18; the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43), section 36 and Schedule 3; the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45), the Schedule, Part I; the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15), section 4(2) to (6) and Schedule 2; and section 1(1) of the Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 (c. 20).
f2: 1878 c.73.