Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997
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Prosecutions and penalties. |
13.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 39 , 40 , or 41 shall be liable— | |
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment. | ||
(2) An offence under any provision of this Act may be prosecuted summarily by the Authority. | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (4) and notwithstanding section 10 (4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 , summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be commenced— | ||
(a) at any time within twelve months from the date on which the offence was committed, or | ||
(b) at any time within twelve months from the date on which knowledge of the commission of the offence came to the person by whom the proceedings are initiated, | ||
whichever is the later. | ||
(4) Proceedings under subsection (3) shall not be initiated later than five years from the date on which the offence concerned was committed. | ||
(5) For the purposes of this section, a certificate signed by or on behalf of the person initiating the proceedings as to the date on which the commission of the offence came to that person's knowledge shall be prima facie evidence thereof and in any legal proceedings a document purporting to be a certificate issued for the purposes of this subsection and to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed and shall be admitted as evidence without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign the certificate, unless the contrary is shown. |