Section 372 — Immigration Act 2009: Time for laying information

372 Time for laying information (1) Despite section 14 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, an information for an offence against this Act punishable on summary conviction may be laid at any time within 2 years after the earlier of— (a) the date when the incident, situation, or set of circumstances to which the offence relates first became known to an immigration officer; or (b) the date when the incident, situation, or set of circumstances to which the offence relates should reasonably have become known to an immigration officer. (2) To avoid doubt, section 14 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 and subsection (1) of this section do not apply to an offence referred to in section 370(1) , whether the information for that offence is laid indictably or summarily. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 145(4), (5)