Transitional and saving provisions3
The coming into force of section 60 of the 2008 Act is of no effect—
a
in relation to offences into which a criminal investigation within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 19962, has begun, in England and Wales, before 4th April 2005 or, in Northern Ireland, before 15th July 2005: and
b
in relation to a case to which Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 applies by virtue of section 1(1) or (2) of that Act before 3rd November 2008.