Material taken before commencement4

In its application to PACE material taken, or (in the case of a DNA profile) derived from a sample taken, before 31st October 2013, section 3 of the Act has effect as if—

a

the words “or (5)” in section 63F(3), and sections 63F(5) and 63G of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 were omitted, and

b

section 63F(7) to (10) applied only in a case where the retention period expired on or after 31st January 2014.