PART IIEMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Supplementary provisions
F1Offences: extension of time limit9A
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Notwithstanding Article 19(1)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (complaint to be made within 6 months of offence) a complaint relating to a relevant offence may be made at any time—
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within 3 years after the date of the commission of the offence, and
b
within 6 months after the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Department to justify the proceedings came to its knowledge.
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For the purposes of this Article, a certificate of the Department as to the date on which evidence came to its knowledge is conclusive evidence.