Increase in maximum term of imprisonment for certain offencesN.I.
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(4) In section 20(1)( a ) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968F2 (cruelty to persons under 16) for the words “two years” there shall be substituted the words “ ten years ” .
(5) This Article does not affect the punishment for an offence committed before it comes into operation.