Criminal Procedure Act 1986

The provisions of the amended Criminal Procedure Act, and any instruments made under that Act, apply to or in relation to proceedings for an offence committed before the commencement of this clause, if proceedings for the offence were not commenced before the commencement of this clause.

The provisions of the old Act and the Justices Act 1902, and any instruments made under those Acts, continue to apply to or in relation to proceedings for an offence committed before the commencement of this clause, if proceedings for the offence were commenced before the commencement of this clause.

For the purposes of this clause, proceedings are taken to have been commenced in respect of an offence if an information was laid or a complaint made, or an attendance notice issued, in relation to the offence, before the commencement of this clause.

This clause applies to all proceedings for offences (including committal proceedings).

This clause does not apply to or in respect of Parts 4A, 5, 5A and 5B of the Justices Act 1902.