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Section 59
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59. The prescription period for penal proceedings for offences under this Act or the Acts concerned is the longer of
(1) five years from the date the offence was committed; or
(2) two years from the date on which the inspection or penal investigation that led to the discovery of the offence began
(a) if false declarations were made to the Minister, an inspector, a penal or administrative investigator, a person responsible for lending assistance to or accompanying them or a person authorized by the Minister under the second paragraph of section 4 or the first paragraph of section 17; or
(b) in the other cases provided for by the Acts concerned.
In the cases referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, the certificate of the Minister, the inspector or the investigator constitutes, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of the date on which the inspection or investigation began.
In force: 2022-05-12
59. The prescription period for penal proceedings for offences under this Act or the Acts concerned is the longer of
(1) five years from the date the offence was committed; or
(2) two years from the date on which the inspection or penal investigation that led to the discovery of the offence began
(a) if false declarations were made to the Minister, an inspector, a penal or administrative investigator, a person responsible for lending assistance to or accompanying them or a person authorized by the Minister under the second paragraph of section 4 or the first paragraph of section 17; or
(b) in the other cases provided for by the Acts concerned.
In the cases referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, the certificate of the Minister, the inspector or the investigator constitutes, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of the date on which the inspection or investigation began.
