Regulation 30 Proceedings in Scotland

Subject to paragraph (2), summary proceedings for an offence under these Regulations may be commenced in Scotland within a period of 6 months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the procurator fiscal to warrant proceedings came to his knowledge.

No such proceedings may be commenced by virtue of this regulation more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.

For the purposes of this regulation, a certificate signed by, or on behalf of, the procurator fiscal and stating the date on which evidence sufficient in the procurator fiscal's opinion to warrant the proceedings came to the knowledge of the procurator fiscal is conclusive evidence of that fact.

A certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed is deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.

Subsection (3) of section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 M1 (date of commencement of proceedings) applies for the purposes of this regulation as it applies for the purposes of that section.