Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 No. 1

Part II E Offences cognisable under the Measure and Provisions as to Persons chargeable therewith

16 Limitation of time for institution of proceedings under the Measure. E

No proceedings under this Measure shall be instituted unless the act or omission constituting the offence, or the last of them if the offence consists of a series of acts or omissions, occurred within the period of three years ending with the day on which proceedings are instituted:

Provided that, when the offence is one for which the accused has been convicted either on indictment or summarily, proceedings may be instituted within six months of the conviction becoming conclusive notwithstanding that the aforesaid period of three years has elapsed.