Sch 13 para 5
(1) Nothing in any provision of Part 2 affects the operation of— (a) any rule of the common law; or (b) any provision made by or under an Act or Northern Ireland legislation; in relation to offences committed wholly or partly before the commencement of the provision in Part 2 concerned. (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), an offence is partly committed before commencement if— (a) a relevant event occurs before commencement; and (b) another relevant event occurs on or after commencement. (3) In this paragraph “ relevant event ”, in relation to an offence, means any act or other event (including any consequence of an act) proof of which is required for conviction of the offence.