Criminal Justice Act 2006
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Restriction of section 10(4) of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851. |
177.—(1) The Criminal Justice Act 1951 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 7: | |
“Restriction of section 10 (4) of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 . | ||
7.— Paragraph 4 (which prescribes time limits for the making of complaints in cases of summary jurisdiction) of section 10 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 shall not apply to a complaint in respect of: | ||
(a) a scheduled offence, or | ||
(b) an offence that is triable— | ||
(i) at the election of the prosecution, either on indictment or summarily, or | ||
(ii) either on indictment or, subject to certain conditions including the consent of the prosecution, summarily.”. | ||
(2) This section shall not have effect in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of this section. |