New Zealand Legislation: Acts

19 Effect of repeal on prior offences and breaches of enactments

• (1) The repeal of an enactment does not affect a liability to a penalty for an offence or for a breach of an enactment committed before the repeal.

  (2) A repealed enactment continues to have effect as if it had not been repealed for the purpose of—

  • (a) Investigating the offence or breach:

  • (b) Commencing or completing proceedings for the offence or breach:

  • (c) Imposing a penalty for the offence or breach.

  Compare: 1924 No 11 s 20(h)