DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 40 OF 2017) - SECT 19 New section 145 inserted

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 40 OF 2017) - SECT 19

After section 144 of the Principal Act insert —

        "     145     Transitional—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2017

    (1)     The amendment made to Schedule Eleven by   sections 20 to 23 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2017 apply only to offences alleged to   have been committed after the commencement of the applicable section.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the commencement of the applicable section of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2017 , the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.".