8Time within which proceedings for offences may be commenced

8 Time within which proceedings for offences may be commenced

8 Time within which proceedings for offences may be commenced

(1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be commenced—

(a) within but not later than 2 years after the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed, or

(b) within but not later than 2 years after the date on which evidence of the alleged offence first came to the attention of a police officer.

(2) If subsection (1)(b) is relied on, the court attendance notice—

(a) must contain particulars of the date on which evidence of the offence first came to the attention of the police officer, and

(b) is not required to contain particulars of the date on which the offence was committed.

(3) The date on which evidence first came to the attention of a police officer is the date specified in the court attendance notice unless another date is established.

(4) This section applies despite any provision of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 or another Act.