Restrictive Practices (Amendment) Act, 1987

Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act.

22.—Section 24 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in subsection (1) of “the Director” for “the Minister” and the subsection, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section, and

(b) the substitution in subsection (2) of “eighteen months” for “twelve months”, and the subsection, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.

TABLE

(1) Summary proceedings in relation to an offence under this Act may be prosecuted by the Director.

(2) Notwithstanding section 10 (4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 , summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted within eighteen months from the latest day on which the offence was committed.