Singapore legislation

Clause 63

of Planning Bill

Clause 63

Transitional and saving provisions

(1)

Any permission, approval, decision, notice, warrant, order or other document prepared, made, granted, issued, and any act or thing done or given, under or pursuant to the repealed Act and valid immediately prior to the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been prepared, made, granted, issued, done or given under or pursuant to the corresponding provision of this Act and shall continue to have effect accordingly.

(2)

Any map, plan, record or register prepared, made or kept under or pursuant to the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been prepared, made or kept under or pursuant to the corresponding provision of this Act and shall continue to have effect accordingly.

(3)

All conservation guidelines made or deemed to have been made by the conservation authority under the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been made by the competent authority under section 11.

(4)

Any order made or issued by the competent authority determining the development charge payable under section 33(1) or (3) of the repealed Act shall, if made or issued within the period of 12 months immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be an interim order made by the competent authority under section 38 or 39, respectively, for the estimated amount of development charge payable, and the provisions of sections 38 and 39 shall apply to such order accordingly.

(5)

Subject to the Constitution, any breach, contravention or non-compliance of the repealed Act shall be deemed to be a breach, contravention or non-compliance of the corresponding provision of this Act and the powers conferred on the competent authority by this Act may be exercised in respect of such breach, contravention or non-compliance.

(6)

Any enforcement process or proceedings commenced or pending immediately prior to the commencement of this Act in connection with any breach, contravention or non-compliance of or under the repealed Act may be continued and disposed of under the repealed Act as if this Act has not been passed.

(7)

Any application for permission made to the competent authority under section 10 or 13 of the repealed Act and any appeal made to the Minister under section 16 or 17 of the repealed Act which is pending immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been made and shall be dealt with under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

(8)

Any reference in any written law to the repealed Act or any provision thereof shall, on the commencement of this Act, be a reference to this Act or the corresponding provision of this Act.

(9)

Any reference in any written law or document to the planning functions of the Singapore Improvement Trust shall be construed as a reference to the planning functions of the competent authority.

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