20.—(1) Where prior to the appointed day criminal proceedings are ongoing in respect of an offence under section 21, 22, 23 or 40 of the 2001 Act, those sections continue in force for the purposes of those proceedings.
(2) Any offence committed under section 21, 22, 23 or 40 of the 2001 Act before the appointed day may be prosecuted after that day as if Part 1 of the 2001 Act had not been repealed.