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Petroleum Act 1998
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[F15COffences under section 5B: supplementalU.K.
(1)No proceedings for an offence under section 5B may be instituted in England and Wales [F2except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.]
(2)No proceedings for an offence under section 5B may be instituted in Northern Ireland except—
(a)by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, or
(b)with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
(3)In the application of section 5B to Northern Ireland the reference in section 5B(6)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
(4)In the application of section 5B to England and Wales in relation to an offence committed before [F32 May 2022] the reference in section 5B(6)(a) to [F4the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to 6 months.]
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F1Ss. 5A-5C inserted (26.1.2009) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 76, 110(2); S.I. 2009/45, art. 2(c)(i)
F2Words in s. 5C(1) substituted (27.3.2014) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 12
F3Words in s. 5C(4) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F4Words in s. 5C(4) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
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