Regulation 56 Commencement of proceedings

In England and Wales a magistrates' court may try an information, and in Northern Ireland a magistrates' court may try a complaint, in respect of an offence committed under section 12 of the 1987 Act in relation to a contravention of or a failure to comply with these Regulations if the information is laid or the complaint is made within twelve months from the discovery of the offence by the prosecutor.

In Scotland summary proceedings in relation to an offence committed under section 12 of the 1987 Act in relation to a contravention of or a failure to comply with these Regulations may be begun at any time within twelve months from the discovery of the offence by the prosecutor.

No such proceedings shall be brought more than three years after the commission of the offence.