Regulation 3 Transitional provisionI1

In any proceedings in respect of any sale or export before 31st March 1999 which is alleged to constitute a contravention of regulation 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7 of the principal Regulations the defendant shall not be convicted of an offence under regulation 22 of the principal Regulations if that sale or export would not have been a contravention of regulation 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7, as appropriate, of the principal Regulations before amendment by these Regulations.