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Fisheries Act 1988
73Offence provisions – before and after commencement
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73 Offence provisions – before and after commencement
(1) The offence provisions, as amended by the amending Act, apply
only in relation to offences committed after the commencement.
(2) The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement,
continue to apply in relation to offences committed before the
commencement.
(3) For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence
occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have
been committed before the commencement.
(4) In this section:
offence provisions means the provisions of this Act that create or
relate to offences (including in relation to criminal responsibility,
defences and penalties).