Section 319 - Commencement and operation

(1) This Act shall come into force on the first day of February, 1961.

(2) Subject to clause (5) of article 19 of the Constitution, this Act applies to acts committed before its commencement in like manner as they apply to acts committed after its commencement.

(3) It is a defence for a person charged with a criminal offence under this Act in respect of an act committed before its commencement to show that at the time when the act was committed it did not constitute a criminal offence.