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51A Time for instituting proceedings

[Section 51A Inserted by No. 50 of 2010, s. 35, Applied:21 Dec 2010]

(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act may be instituted at any time within 12 months after it is alleged to have been committed.

(2) Subsection (1) has effect notwithstanding section 26 of the Justices Act 1959 or any other law.

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