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THEFT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 33

Commencement and transitional provisions.

33.(1) This Act shall come into force on the 1st August 1969 and, save as
otherwise provided by this Act, shall have effect only in relation to offences
wholly or partly committed on or after that date.

(2) Sections 26 and 27 shall apply in relation to proceedings for an offence
committed before the commencement of this Act as they would apply in relation
to proceedings for a corresponding offence under this Act, and shall so apply
in place of any corresponding enactment repealed by this Act.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), no repeal or amendment by this Act of any
enactment relating to procedure or evidence, or to the jurisdiction or powers
of any court, or to the effect of a conviction, shall affect the operation of
the enactment in relation to offences committed before the commencement of
this Act or to proceedings for any such offence.

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