PART IX

Summary Proceedings

General

Time limit for certain offences
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1
Proceedings under this Part of this Act in respect of any offence to which this section applies shall be commenced—
a
within six months after the contravention occurred;
b
in the case of a continuous contravention, within six months after the last date of such contravention,
and it shall be competent in a prosecution of a contravention mentioned in paragraph (b) above to include the entire period during which the contravention occurred.
2
This section applies to any offence triable only summarily and consisting of the contravention of any enactment, unless the enactment fixes a different time limit.
3
For the purposes of this section proceedings shall be deemed to be commenced on the date on which a warrant to apprehend or to cite the accused is granted, if the warrant is executed without undue delay.