38.— Section 51 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989 , is hereby amended by—

( a ) the insertion in subsection (3) after "1851," of "but without prejudice to subsection (4),", and

( b ) the substitution in subsection (4) for all the words beginning with "in respect of the contravention" to the end of that subsection of the following:

"in respect of the contravention may be commenced at any time within—

(i) six months of the making of the report or, in a case falling within paragraph (c), within six months of the conclusion of the inquest, or

(ii) one year after the date of the contravention,

whichever shall be later.".