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Arms Act 1983

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68: Time for prosecutions not limited

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"You can be charged with a crime under the Arms Act at any time."

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You can be prosecuted for offences against the Arms Act 1983 at any time. This is because Section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 does not apply to these prosecutions. This means there is no time limit for starting a prosecution for offences against this Act.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Other miscellaneous provisions

68Time for prosecutions not limited

  1. Section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 shall have no application to prosecutions for offences against this Act.

Notes
  • Section 68: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).