Nothing in sections 1-1d, 3-94b to 3-94e, inclusive, 7-6, 7-51, 7-53, 7-54, 7-172, 9-12, 10a-207, 14-14, 14-36, 14-40a, 14-41, 14-44, 14-61, 14-73, 14-214, 14-276, 17a-1, 17a-152, 17b-75, 17b-81, 17b-223, 17b-745, 18-73, 18-87, 19a-512, 20-10, 20-130, 20-146, 20-188, 20-213, 20-217, 20-236, 20-250, 20-252, 20-270, 20-291, 20-316, 20-361, 20-590, 20-592, 26-38, 29-156a, 30-1, 30-45, 30-86a, 31-222, 38a-482, 38a-609, 38a-633, 38a-786, 45a-263, 45a-502, 45a-504, 45a-606, 45a-754, 46b-129, 46b-215, 52-572, 53-304, 53-330, 53a-70 or 53a-87 shall impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or an obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to October 1, 1972, and the same may be enjoyed, asserted and enforced, as fully and to the same extent and in the same manner as they might under the laws existing prior to said date, and all matters civil or criminal pending on said date or instituted thereafter for any act done, offense committed, right accruing, accrued or acquired, or obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to said date may be continued or instituted under and in accordance with the provisions of the law in force at the time of the commission of such act done, offense committed, right accruing, accrued or acquired, or obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred.