After section 69--
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'(1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement of this section, a film had a classification (the original classification) under this Act mentioned in column 1 of the following table--
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Column 1 | Column 2 |
'(2) From the commencement, the film is taken to have the classification under this Act set out opposite the original classification in column 2 of the table (the new classification).
'(3) From the commencement, a reference in an Act or document to an original classification may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to the new classification.
'(4) A change from an original classification to the new classification does not affect a proceeding for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement, whether the proceeding is started before or after the commencement, in relation to a film described by reference to the original classification.'.