Prospective
241Time limit for prosecutionU.K.
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(1)No proceedings for an offence under section 237 may be commenced after the earlier of—
(a)the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the date of the commission of the offence, or
(b)the end of the period of 1 year beginning with the date of discovery of the offence by the prosecutor.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)—
(a)a certificate signed by or on behalf of the prosecutor and stating the date on which the prosecutor discovered the offence is conclusive evidence of that fact, and
(b)a certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed is to be treated as so signed unless the contrary is proved.
Commencement Information
I1S. 241 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)