Singapore legislation
Clause 20
Clause 20
Savings and transitional provisions
(1)
Any permit, licence, certificate, notice, directive, order or other document prepared, issued, granted or made before the date of commencement of this Act by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the National Civil Aviation Security Authority or the Minister under the principal Act or any subsidiary legislation made under the principal Act shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act, continue and be deemed to have been prepared, issued or made under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act.
(2)
Any programme, certificate, charges or other document approved by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the National Civil Aviation Security Authority or the Minister before the date of commencement of this Act under the principal Act or any subsidiary legislation made under the principal Act shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act, be deemed to have been approved under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act.
(3)
Every person who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, held office as —
the National Civil Aviation Security Authority;
a member of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee; or
the Chief Inspector of Accidents or an Inspector for investigation into accidents,shall continue in such respective office as if he were appointed under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act, and their respective appointments shall expire on the date they would have expired if this Act had not been enacted.
(4)
Any application or other document lodged for approval under the provisions of the principal Act and any subsidiary legislation made under the principal Act and is pending immediately before the date of commencement of this Act shall, where applicable, be deemed to be an application or a document lodged for approval under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act.
(5)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this section, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this section as he may consider necessary or expedient.
(6)
Except as expressly provided in this section, this section shall apply without prejudice to section 16 of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).