s.45Savings and transitional provisions
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Section 45Part 7 — Financial and miscellaneous

Savings and transitional provisions

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Where — (a) prior to the 18th February, 2008, an accused person is convicted following a trial or a plea of guilty to an offence (irrespective of when the offence was committed); and (b) at the 18th February, 2008, no judgment or sentence has been passed upon that accused person in respect of the offence, the accused person shall, for the purpose of the judgment or sentence, be dealt with in all respects under this Act and the provisions of this Act are to apply accordingly.
prior to the 18th February, 2008, an accused person is convicted following a trial or a plea of guilty to an offence (irrespective of when the offence was committed); and
at the 18th February, 2008, no judgment or sentence has been passed upon that accused person in respect of the offence,
Where, at the 18th February, 2008, any trial or any proceedings in respect of an offence are pending before a court, the trial or proceedings shall, after that date, be dealt with in all respects under this Act (irrespective of when the offence was committed) and the provisions of this Act are to apply accordingly.
Where, on or after the 18th February, 2008, an accused person is convicted following a trial or a plea of guilty to an offence (irrespective of when the offence was committed), the accused person shall, for the purpose of judgment or sentence in respect of the offence, be dealt with in all respects under this Act and the provisions of this Act are to apply accordingly.
Nothing in any provision of the Firearms (Amendment) Act, 2024 [Act 5 of 2024] shall affect any legal proceedings which are pending immediately before the 22nd August, 2024, the commencement date of the Firearms (Amendment) Act, 2024 [Act 5 of 2024].

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