163Time limits for filing certain indictments

163 Time limits for filing certain indictments (1) If a person is committed for trial in respect of an offence other than a sexual offence, the DPP or a Crown Prosecutor may file an indictment against the person— (a) within 6 months after the date of committal; or (b) if the period referred to in paragraph (a) or any extension of that period is extended under section 247, within the extended period. (2) If a person is committed for trial in respect of a sexual offence in which the complainant was a child or a person with a cognitive impairment when the criminal proceeding was commenced, the DPP or a Crown Prosecutor may file an indictment against the person— (a) within 14 days after the date of committal; or (b) if the period referred to in paragraph (a) or any extension of that period is extended under section 247, within the extended period. (3) If a person is committed for trial in respect of a sexual offence other than one referred to in subsection (2), the DPP or a Crown Prosecutor may file an indictment against the person— (a) at least 28 days before the day on which the trial is listed to commence; or (b) if the period referred to in paragraph (a), or any extension or abridgment of that period, is extended or abridged under section 247, within the extended or abridged period.