Section 45 VAPP 2015

Section 45 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about General savings and repeal. It provides as follows:

(1) Any offence committed or proceedings instituted before the commencement of this Act under the provisions of theGeneral savings and repeal.
(a) Criminal Code, Cap. LFN, 2004

(b) Penal Code, Cap. LFN, 2004

(c) Criminal Procedure Code, Cap. LFN, 2004
(d) any other law or regulation relating to any act of violence defined by this Act shall as the case may require be enforced or continue to be enforced by the provisions of this Act.

(2) Any provision of the Act shall supersede any other provision on similar offences in the Criminal Code, Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code.

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