Section 159 — Youth Criminal Justice Act: Proceedings commenced under Young Offenders Act

Subject to section 161, where, before the coming into force of this section, proceedings are commenced under the Young Offenders Act , chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, in respect of an offence within the meaning of that Act alleged to have been committed by a person who was at the time of the offence a young person within the meaning of that Act, the proceedings and all related matters shall be dealt with in all respects as if this Act had not come into force. Subject to section 161, where, before the coming into force of this section, proceedings are commenced under the Juvenile Delinquents Act , chapter J-3 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, in respect of a delinquency within the meaning of that Act alleged to have been committed by a person who was at the time of the delinquency a child as defined in that Act, the proceedings and all related matters shall be dealt with under this Act as if the delinquency were an offence that occurred after the coming into force of this section.