223.This section makes provision about the time limit for prosecution of offences under sections 31(1), 40(1), 90(1), 91(1) and 92(1). Proceedings must be commenced within 2 years of the commission of the offence (or in the case of a continuous contravention, after the last day on which the offence was committed) and within 6 months of the date on which the relevant evidence that the prosecutor believes sufficient to justify proceedings comes to the prosecutor’s knowledge. The effect of subsection (5) is that any such proceedings are to be deemed to be commenced on the date on which a warrant to apprehend or to cite the accused is granted, if the warrant is executed without undue delay.
Background Offences relating to pretending to be a regulated provider of legal services Section 93 – Time limit for prosecution of offences