Food Safety Act 1990

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34 Time limit for prosecutions.E+W+S

No prosecution for an offence under this Act which is punishable under [F1section 35(2)] [F1 section 35(A1), (A2) or (2) ] below shall 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.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 34 substituted (S.) (1.4.2015) by Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1), s. 63(2), sch. para. 3(5) (with s. 62); S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 34 applied (with modifications) (1.1.1993 for certain purposes and 15.1.1993 otherwise) by S.I. 1992/3163, regs. 1, 18(1) (which S.I. was revoked (29.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/994, reg. 59(1), Sch. 5)

S. 34 applied (with modifications) (1.1.1993 for certain purposes and 15.1.1993 otherwise) by S.I. 1992/3164, regs. 1, 19(1) (which S.I. was revoked (29.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/994, reg. 59(1), Sch. 5)

S. 34 applied (14.7.1993) by S.I. 1993/1520, reg. 2(5)

S. 34 applied (with modifications) (15.9.1995) by S.I. 1995/1763, reg. 7(g)

S. 34 applied (with modifications) (15.9.1995) by S.I. 1995/2200, reg. 18

S. 34 applied (with modifications) (17.11.1997) by S.I. 1997/2537, reg. 9

S. 34 applied (with modifications) (29.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/994, reg. 55(1)(f)

C2S. 34 applied (E.) (4.10.2004) by Genetically Modified Food (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2335), regs. 1(b), 6(2)

C3S. 34 applied (with modifications) (15.11.2004) by Genetically Modified Food (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/432), regs. 1(1), 6(2)

C4S. 34 applied (17.12.2004) by Genetically Modified Food (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3220), regs. 1(b), 6(2)

C5S. 34 applied (with modifications) (1.1.2005) by General Food Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3279), regs. 1, 7(4)

C6S. 34 extended (29.4.2005) by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/898), regs. 1, 14(4)

C7S. 34 applied (24.6.2005) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1647), regs. 1, 14(4) (with reg. 3)

C8S. 34 applied (with modifications) (20.5.2006) by Ceramic Articles In Contact With Food (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1179), regs. 1(1), 7(d)