Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act No. 121 of 1998)Chapter 8 : General Provisions80. Transitional arrangements |
| (1) | The person designated for purposes of section 31 of the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 (Act No. 76 of 1996), and any curator bonis, trustee or other functionary appointed in terms of the provisions of that Act shall, at the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have been duly designated or appointed to the corresponding position under this Act and shall continue to hold office in accordance with the applicable laws. |
| (2) | All proceedings which immediately before the commencement of this Act were instituted in terms of the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996, and which proceedings were pending before any court of law or reviewing authority shall be dealt with as if this Act had not been passed. |
| (3) | An investigation, or prosecution or other legal proceedings, in respect of conduct which would have constituted an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996, and which occurred after the commencement of that Act but before the commencement of this Act, may be instituted and continued as if this Act had not been passed. |
[Section 80(3) inserted by section 12 of Act No. 38 of 1999]