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Regulation 21 Time limit for prosecutionsI1

England and Wales

No prosecution for an offence under this Part of the Regulations which is punishable under paragraph (1) of regulation 20 may 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.

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Commencement

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Reg. 21 in force at 1.1.2006, see reg. 1