26.—(1) F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) [F2Proceedings for a summary offence under this Order] may be brought within a period of six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to warrant the proceedings came to his knowledge; but no such proceedings shall be brought by virtue of this Article more than two years after the commission of the offence.
(3) For the purposes of this Article a certificate signed by or on behalf of the prosecutor and stating the date on which such evidence as aforesaid came to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence of that fact; and a certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.
F1Art. 26(1) repealed (17.8.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 15), ss. 23(2), 39(2), 40(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with s. 23(4)); S.R. 2011/285, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in art. 26(2) substituted (17.8.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 15), ss. 23(3), 40(1) (with s. 23(4)); S.R. 2011/285, art. 2, Sch.