SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Deferred prosecution agreements

Part 3Consequential and transitional provision

Transitional provision

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1

Conduct constituting an alleged offence that occurred before the relevant commencement day may be taken into account for the purposes of this Schedule.

2

In this paragraph, the “relevant commencement day” means—

a

in a case where the alleged offence is an offence that is specified in Part 2 when this Schedule comes into force, the day on which this Schedule comes into force;

b

in a case where the alleged offence is an offence that is subsequently added to Part 2 (whether by order under paragraph 31 or otherwise), the day when the enactment adding that offence to Part 2 comes into force.