Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005
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Proceedings. |
7.—(1) Summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be brought and prosecuted by the Minister. | |
(2) Notwithstanding section 10 (4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 , summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted— | ||
(a) within 2 years from the date on which the offence was committed, and | ||
(b) if at the end of that period, the person to be charged is outside the State, within 2 months of the date on which he or she next enters the State. | ||
(3) References in section 382 of the Companies Act 1963 to a company shall, for the purposes of this Act, be construed as including references to a body corporate (whether or not a company within the meaning of that section) charged on indictment with an offence under this Act. |