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Regulation 21 Time limit for prosecutions

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No prosecution for an offence under this Part of these Regulations which is punishable under paragraph (1) of regulation 20 shall be begun after the expiry of —

(a)

three years from the commission of the offence; or

(b)

one year from its discovery by the prosecutor,

whichever is the earlier.