(1)This Act shall apply in relation to cases where proceedings have been instituted before, as well as after, the commencement of this Act.
(2)In a case where, before the commencement of this Act—
(a)the court has ordered the destruction of a dog in respect of which an offence under section 1, or an aggravated offence under section 3(1) or (3), of the 1991 Act has been committed, but
(b)the dog has not been destroyed,
that destruction order shall cease to have effect and the case shall be remitted to the court for reconsideration.
(3)Where a case is so remitted, the court may make any order in respect of the dog which it would have power to make if the person in question had been convicted of the offence after the commencement of this Act.