171Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—Schedule 2—common law offences transitional provisions

171 Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—Schedule 2—common law offences transitional provisions (1) Despite the substitution of item 7 of Schedule 2 by section 41 of the **Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003**, item 7, as in force immediately before the commencement of that section, continues to apply in respect of any offence referred to in item 7 (as in force immediately before that commencement) which is alleged to have been committed before the commencement of that section. (2) Item 7 of Schedule 2, as amended by section 41 of the **Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003**, applies only with respect to an offence alleged to have been committed after the commencement of that section. (3) Items 8 and 9 of Schedule 2 apply only with respect to an offence alleged to have been committed after the commencement of section 41 of the **Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003**. (4) For the purposes of this section, if an offence is alleged to have been committed between two dates and section 41 of the **Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003** commences on a date between those two dates, the offence is alleged to have been committed before the commencement of that section. S. 172 inserted by No. 63/2003 s. 42.