Sch 1 s 122Other general provisions about regulations

122 Other general provisions about regulations

(1) This clause applies to regulations made for the purposes of this Part.

(2) Subsection 12(2) (retrospective application of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the regulations.

(3) If:

(a) regulations are expressed to commence from a date (the registration date) before the regulations are registered under the Legislation Act 2003; and

(b) a person engaged in conduct before the registration date; and

(c) but for the retrospective effect of the regulations, the conduct would not have contravened a provision of this Act;

then a court must not convict the person of an offence, or order the person to pay a pecuniary penalty, in relation to the conduct on the grounds that it contravened a provision of this Act.