SCHEDULES

Encouraging or assisting crimeE+W+N.I.

5(1)Nothing in any provision of Part 2 affects the operation of—E+W+N.I.

(a)any rule of the common law; or

(b)any provision made by or under an Act or Northern Ireland legislation;

in relation to offences committed wholly or partly before the commencement of the provision in Part 2 concerned.

(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), an offence is partly committed before commencement if—

(a)a relevant event occurs before commencement; and

(b)another relevant event occurs on or after commencement.

(3)In this paragraph “relevant event”, in relation to an offence, means any act or other event (including any consequence of an act) proof of which is required for conviction of the offence.