Part 8Enforcement
Offences
162Time limits
1
A person may not be charged with an offence under section 160 or 161 after the end of—
a
the relevant 4-year period, or
b
if subsection (3) applies, the extended period.
2
The “relevant 4-year period” means—
a
in the case of an offence under section 160, the period of 4 years beginning with the date on which the development was substantially completed;
b
in the case of an offence under section 161, the period of 4 years beginning with the later of—
i
the date on which the development was substantially completed, and
ii
the date on which the breach or failure to comply occurred.
3
This subsection applies if during the relevant 4-year period—
a
an information notice has been served under section 167, or
b
an injunction has been applied for under section 171.
4
The “extended period” means the period of 4 years beginning with—
a
the date of service of the information notice, if subsection (3)(a) applies;
b
the date of the application for the injunction, if subsection (3)(b) applies;
c
the later (or latest) of those dates, if both paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) apply.