Singapore legislation

Clause 44

of Rapid Transit Systems Bill

Clause 44

Repeal and transitional provisions

(1)

The Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Act [Cap. 172] is repealed.

(2)

Any railway set up under the repealed Act shall be deemed to constitute or form part of a rapid transit system set up under this Act.

(3)

Any scheme, contract, document, licence, permission or resolution prepared, made, granted or approved under the repealed Act shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any other written law, continue and be deemed to have been prepared, made, granted or approved by the Authority under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

(4)

Any subsidiary legislation made under the repealed Act and in force immediately before the appointed day shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force as if made under this Act until it is revoked by subsidiary legislation made under this Act.

(5)

Where a period of time specified in any provision of in the repealed Act is current at the appointed day, this Act shall have effect as if the corresponding provision in this Act had been in force when that period began to run.

(6)

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, repeal or amend any written law which appears to him to be unnecessary having regard to the provisions of this Act or to be inconsistent with any provision of this Act.

(7)

In any written law, any reference to the repealed Act shall be a reference to this Act and any reference to the Corporation shall be a reference to the Authority.