3. F1[(1)] The provisions of this Act shall not apply in relation to a judgment given before the commencement of those provisions.

F1[(2) Nothing in this Act shall operate to prejudice—

(a) the power of the Minister under Part 2 of the Act of 2023 to forward a judgment (within the meaning of that Act) to the competent authority of an executing state (within the meaning of that Act), and

(b) the power of the Minister to make an application under Part 3 of the Act of 2023 in respect of a judgment (within the meaning of that Act).

(3) In this section, "Act of 2023" means the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023.]