You have a certain time to file a charging document for an offence under section 154 or 156. This time is 3 years after the offence was committed. It does not matter what section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 says, the 3-year time limit still applies.
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Despite anything to the contrary in section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the limitation period in respect of an offence under section 154 or 156 ends on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the offence was committed.
