Section 148 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Limitation period for private prosecutions

148 Limitation period for private prosecutions Despite section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, proceedings for an offence against this Act may be brought by a person other than the regulator within the latest of the following periods to occur: (a) within 2 years after the date on which the incident, situation, or set of circumstances to which the offence relates first became known, or ought reasonably to have become known, to the regulator: (b) within 6 months after the date on which a coroner completes and signs a certificate of findings under section 94 of the Coroners Act 2006 if it appears from the certificate of findings (or the proceedings of an inquiry) that an offence has been committed under this Act: (c) within 3 months after the date of expiry of any extension granted to the regulator under section 147(2) : (d) if an enforceable undertaking has been given in relation to the offence, within 6 months after— (i) the enforceable undertaking is contravened; or (ii) it comes to the notice of the regulator that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened; or (iii) the regulator has agreed under section 128 to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking.