Section 138: Proceedings in Great Britain

Adoption and Children Act 2002 · 2002 c. 38View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Miscellaneous and final provisions — Chapter 1: Miscellaneous

Proceedings for an offence by virtue of section 9, 59, 93, 94, 95 or 129—

may not be brought more than six years after the commission of the offence but, subject to that,
may be brought within a period of six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to warrant the proceedings came to his knowledge.In relation to Scotland, “the prosecutor” is to be read as “the procurator fiscal”.

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