(1) All offences under this Act made punishable by any term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or by any fine not exceeding £500 or by such imprisonment and such fine, may be prosecuted summarily.
(2) Summary proceedings in relation to an offence under this Act may be brought and prosecuted by the Attorney General or by the Minister.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of section 10 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted within 3 years from the date of the offence.