# Reserve Forces Act 1996, Section 107: Time for institution of proceedings.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Proceedings against a person before ...
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) a civil court,
in respect of an offence under this Act or a service offence and alleged to have been committed by him during his period of service in a reserve force may be instituted whether or not he has ceased to be a member of that reserve force.
(2) Such proceedings may, notwithstanding anything in any other enactment, be instituted at any time within 2 months after—
(a) the time at which the offence becomes known to his commanding officer; or
(b) the time at which he is apprehended,
whichever is later.
(3) Subsection (2) applies to proceedings for an offence under section 96(1) committed by a person liable to recall as it applies to proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) of this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/14/section/107 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/section-107
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