Regulation 23 Time limit for prosecutions
United Kingdom
(1)
No prosecution for an offence under these Regulations shall be begun after the expiry of three years from the commission of the offence or one year from its discovery by the prosecutor, whichever is the earlier.
(2)
Paragraph (1) does not apply to an offence under F1regulation 19(3) or (4) .
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 23(2) substituted (25.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1410), regs. 1(2), 4(13)