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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 514 from 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31:


Marginal note:Limitation period

  •  (1) A prosecution for an offence under this Act must be instituted within eighteen months after the day on which the offence was committed.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) Despite subsection (1), if a prosecution cannot be instituted because the offender has left the jurisdiction of the court, the prosecution may be instituted within one year after the offender’s return.


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