16(1)Section 29L (procedure and punishment) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsections (1) and (2), omit “in England and Wales”.
(3)In subsection (3), in paragraph (b), for “six months” substitute “12 months”.
(4)After that subsection insert—
“(4)In subsection (3)(b) the reference to 12 months shall be read as a reference to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”