Any criminal act committed by a person, any civil action initiated by any party, or pending criminal or civil matter relating to Section 13A-7-44, or as a result of a person’s conduct attributed to Section 13A-7-44, is hereby saved and may be continued and consummated according to the law in force when it was commenced. Furthermore, it is the intent of this section that the enactment of Act 2009-718 shall not be construed to affect any prosecution of any criminal or civil proceeding pending or begun before August 1, 2009, and Section 13A-7-44 is repealed as a result thereof.