Part X General Offences

General

107 Time for institution of proceedings.

(1)

Proceedings against a person before F1...

F1(a)

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(b)

a civil court,

in respect of an offence under this Act or F2a 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.

F3(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.