Offence provisions – before and after commencement
34 Offence provisions – before and after commencement
(1) The offence provisions, as amended by the Marine (General) Amendment Regulations 2015, apply only in relation to offences committed after the commencement of those Regulations (the commencement).
(2) The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement, continue to apply in relation to offences committed on or before the commencement.
(3) For this regulation, if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred on or before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed on or before the commencement.
In this regulation:
offence provisions means the provisions of Part 2 of these Regulations that create or relate to offences (including in relation to criminal responsibility, defences and penalties).
Part 7 Transitional matter for Marine (General) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015
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