# Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, Paragraph 8


The amendments made by section 58—
(a) apply only to proceedings instituted on or after the commencement date for that section; but
(b) so apply whether the relevant failure or refusal on the part of the accused took place before or after that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/youth-justice-and-criminal-evidence-act-1999/schedule-7/paragraph-8
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