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Provisions relating to prosecutions.
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17.—The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (3) of section 224:
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“(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) or any provision in any enactment specifying the period within which proceedings may be commenced, a prosecution for a summary offence under this Act may be brought at any time within whichever of the following periods later expires—
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(a) 2 years commencing on the date on which the offence was committed, or
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(b) 18 months commencing on the date on which evidence sufficient to justify the institution of the prosecution came into the possession of the Minister.”.
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