45. Penal proceedings for an offence under a provision of this Act shall be prescribed by one year from the date of opening of the investigation record relating to the offence.
The certificate of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales indicating the date of the beginning of the investigation is, failing any evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of such fact.
1983, c. 38, s. 45; 1990, c. 4, s. 60; 1992, c. 61, s. 56; 2004, c. 25, s. 56.