Regulation 21 Time limit for prosecutionsC1
England and Wales
No prosecution for an offence under paragraph (8) of regulation 18 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.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Regs. 19-21 applied (31.1.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/44), regs. 1(2), 7(3)