SCHEDULES
E1 SCHEDULE 4 Modifications for Northern Ireland
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Extent Information
Part VII of this Act
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In section 56(2) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—
a
section 5 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (no prosecution for offence under that section more than 12 months after the commission of the offence);
b
Article 19(1)(a) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (magistrates’ court not to hear and determine certain complaints unless made within 6 months of time when offence committed);
c
an enactment that imposes a time limit only in certain circumstances (as where proceedings are not instituted by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland).
Sch. 4 extends to Northern Ireland but the operation of Sch. 4 is limited by application as mentioned in s. 79(4)