Regulation 31 Transitional provisionF1I1

This Part does not apply in relation to proceedings instituted before IP completion day (and see Article 62(1)(g) of the withdrawal agreement and sections 7A and 7C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

For the purposes of paragraph (1) as it extends to England and Wales, proceedings are instituted when proceedings are instituted for the purposes of Part 1 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1995, in accordance with section 15(2) of that Act.

For the purposes of paragraph (1) as it extends to Northern Ireland, proceedings are instituted when proceedings are instituted for the purposes of Part 2 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, in accordance with section 44(1) of that Act.