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Section 154.

SCHEDULE 8U.K. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS

InterpretationU.K.

1U.K.In this Schedule references to the old enactments are to enactments repealed or amended by this Act and references to the appointed day are to the day on which this Act comes into force.

Proceedings commenced before appointed dayU.K.

2(1)Where proceedings were commenced before the appointed day, the old enactments relating to the proceedings continue to apply and nothing in this Act affects those enactments.U.K.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, the old enactments relating to proceedings which continue in force by virtue of it include any provision of those enactments which creates an offence, which relates to civil or criminal procedure, which relates to the punishment for an offence, or which relates to enforcing, appealing against, questioning, varying or rescinding anything ordered or done in the proceedings.

Offences committed before appointed dayU.K.

3(1)This paragraph applies where proceedings are commenced under this Act in relation to an offence committed before the appointed day.U.K.

(2)Nothing in this Act renders a person liable to punishment by way of fine or imprisonment for the offence which differs from the punishment to which he would have been liable if this Act had not been passed and proceedings for the offence had been commenced under the old enactments.

(3)Nothing in this Act renders a person liable to pay compensation under a compensation order in respect of the offence which differs from the compensation he would have been liable to pay if this Act had not been passed and proceedings for the offence had been commenced under the old enactments.

(4)The provisions of this Act corresponding to the old enactments relating to punishment and compensation are to be construed accordingly.

Other matters: generalU.K.

4U.K.Paragraphs 5 and 6 below have effect subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 above.

5U.K.Without prejudice to any express amendment made by this Act, a reference in an enactment or other document, whether express or implied, to an enactment repealed by this Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as, or as including, a reference to this Act or to the corresponding provision of this Act.

6U.K.Where a period of time specified in an enactment repealed by this Act is current at the commencement of this Act, this Act shall have effect as if the corresponding provision of it had been in force when that period began to run.

Saving for transitionals in ordersU.K.

7(1)This paragraph applies where any provision of an old enactment—U.K.

(a)was brought into force by order which made transitional provision in connection with the provision brought into force, or

(b)fell to be brought into force by order which could have made transitional provision in connection with the provision brought into force, if this Act had not been passed.

(2)In that case, an order under section 155(7) of this Act may make corresponding transitional provision in connection with any provision of this Act corresponding to that of the old enactment.

Savings of amendmentsU.K.

8U.K.Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the M1Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952, the amendments made in other enactments (“the amended enactments”) by that Act shall, to the extent that they had effect immediately before the coming into force of this Act, continue to have effect subject to any amendment of any of the amended enactments by this Act.

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Savings for Local Government Act 1972U.K.

9U.K.The provisions of this Act shall have effect without prejudice to the exercise of any power conferred by section 67 of the M2Local Government Act 1972 (consequential and transitional arrangements relating to Part IV), section 252 of that Act (general power to adapt Acts and instruments) or section 254 of that Act (consequential and supplementary provision); and any such power which, if this Act had not been passed, would have been exercisable in relation to an enactment repealed by this Act shall be exercisable in the like manner and to the like extent in relation to the corresponding provision (if any) of this Act.

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Scottish savingU.K.

10(1)This paragraph applies to Schedule 7B to the M3Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, which was inserted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 11 to the M4Criminal Law Act 1977 and takes the same form as Schedule 5 to that Act (subject to certain modifications specified in that paragraph).U.K.

(2)Schedule 7B is not affected by—

(a)the repeal by Schedule 9 to this Act of paragraph 1(2)(a) and (b) of Schedule 5;

(b)the amendments made to paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 by Schedule 7 to this Act.

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