161ATime for instituting proceedings for offences

### 161A Time for instituting proceedings for offences > *\[Section 161A Inserted by No. 48 of 1996, s. 18 \]*[*\[Section 161A Substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 77, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS77@EN) > > > (1)  Subject to [subsection (2)](#GS161A@Gs2@EN) , notwithstanding anything in any other Act, proceedings for an offence against this Act may be instituted at any time within 12 months after the occurrence of the act or omission alleged to constitute the offence. > > > (2)  Proceedings for an offence against [section 97(1)](#GS97@Gs1@EN) or [(7)](#GS97@Gs7@EN) may be instituted at any time within 24 months after the failure to maintain insurance as required by [subsection (1)](#GS97@Gs1@EN) of that section, the failure to provide an estimate or statement as required by [subsections (6)](#GS97@Gs6@EN) and [(7)](#GS97@Gs7@EN) of that section or the giving of any false information or particular in any such estimate or statement.