163.Section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 sets out the time limit which applies to bringing proceedings for a statutory offence which may only be tried summarily, unless otherwise provided for. Section 19 extends this time limit for offences under section 2(1) and (2) and section 14(1), (3) and (4). The time limit is 6 months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to justify the proceedings came to the prosecutor’s knowledge, up to a maximum period of 3 years after the commission of the offence (or the last date on which the offence was committed).
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