Cap. 59activeordinance

Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance

工廠及工業經營條例

Full legislation

s.17A

Prosecution deadline

(1)
A prosecution for an offence specified in
Schedule 5
may only be
                started before the end of 9 months beginning on the date on which the offence is
                discovered by, or comes to the notice of, the Commissioner.
(2)
A prosecution for a summary offence (other than an offence specified in
Schedule 5
) under this Ordinance, or an indictable offence under this
                Ordinance that is to be tried summarily, may only be started before the end of 9
                months beginning on the date on which the offence is committed.