Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946
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Time limit for prosecutions under section 12 of the Act of 1944. |
9.—A prosecution for an offence under section 12 of the Act of 1944, as amended by this Act, may be brought at any time within whichever of the following periods later expires, that is to say— | |
(a) three months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Minister to justify a prosecution for the offence comes to his knowledge, or | ||
(b) twelve months after the commission of the offence, | ||
and a certificate under the official seal of the Minister as to the date on which such evidence comes to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence thereof. |