TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Victim’s right to information on offender: section 16 of the 2003 Act3.

Despite the commencement of section 54 of the Act

(a)

the amendments to section 16(3)(f) of the 2003 Act (victim’s right to receive information concerning release etc. of offender) have no effect where the convicted person who was unlawfully at large from hospital as described in section 16(3)(f)(i) has been returned to hospital as described in section 16(3)(f)(ii) before the appointed day; and

(b)

section 16(3)(g)(ii) of the 2003 Act has no effect where the certificate mentioned in section 16(3)(g)(i) was revoked before the appointed day.