30. (1) Notwithstanding section 3, sections 3 and 4 of the Act of 2000 shall continue to apply in respect of—

(a) a person who, whether before, on or after the coming into operation of this section—

(i) is arrested for, or

(ii) convicted of,

an offence under section 2 of the Act of 2000,

(b) proceedings for an offence under section 2 of the Act of 2000, whether instituted before, on or after the coming into operation of this section, and

(c) a vehicle that, immediately before the coming into operation of this section, is detained under section 3 of the Act of 2000.

(2) In this section, “Act of 2000” means the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000.