66 Institution of proceedings. E+W+S
(1)Proceedings for the recovery of a fine which under this Act is recoverable on the summary conviction of the offender may be instituted by, and in England and Wales only by, the following persons, that is to say—
(a)in the case of proceedings by virtue of section 64(1) of this Act—
(i)the registered society concerned; or
(ii)any member of that society authorised by the society or its committee or by the central office; or
(iii)the chief registrar or, with the authority of the chief registrar, an assistant registrar;
(b)in the case of proceedings by virtue of section 13(3) of this Act, the registered society concerned;
(c)in any other case, the chief registrar, any assistant registrar or any person aggrieved.
(2)Notwithstanding any limitation on the time for the taking of proceedings contained in any Act, any proceedings such as are mentioned in subsection (1) of this section which are instituted by a registrar or procurator-fiscal may be brought at any time within one year of the first discovery of the offence by the appropriate registrar, but not in any case more than three years after the commission of the offence.