58Offences under former Act not affected

#### 58 Offences under former Act not affected 58 Offences under former Act not affected > > (1) The repeal of a former Act does not affect any offence against the former Act (or the regulations under the former Act) that was committed before that repeal. > > > (2) The provisions of the former Act (or the regulations under the former Act) relating to the following continue to apply— > > > > > (a) proceedings for any such offence (and evidentiary certificates or provisions relating to those proceedings), > > > > > (b) the issue of penalty notices for any such offence, > > > > > (c) the making of an order by a court in relation to any such offence. > > > > > (d) (Repealed) > > > (2A) Without limiting subclause (2) (a), proceedings for an offence against the [Native Vegetation Act 2003](/view/html/repealed/current/act-2003-103) may be taken by the Environment Protection Authority or by the Environment Agency Head. > > > (3) This clause extends to offences committed after the repeal of a former Act in relation to a provision of the former Act (or of the regulations under the former Act) that is continued in force by this Regulation. > > **cl 58:** Am 2018 No 40, Sch 3.3 \[2\]; 2018 (423), Sch 1 \[2\].