Clause 47

The Medical Endowment Scheme Act (Cap. 173A) is repealed (referred to in this section as the repealed Act).

Any approval, decision, notice or other document prepared, made, granted, issued, and any act or thing done or given, under or pursuant to the repealed Act and valid immediately prior to the date of commencement of this section shall be deemed to have been prepared, made, granted, issued, done or given under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.

All directives or guidelines made by the Minister under section 9 of the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been made under section 7 of this Act.

Every Hospital Medifund committee appointed under section 12 of the repealed Act shall be deemed to be appointed as a Medifund committee by the Minister in accordance with section 14 of this Act.

Every Hospital Medifund Account established under section 11 of the repealed Act shall be deemed to be a Medifund Account established under section 10 of this Act.

All persons who, immediately before the date of commencement of this section, is a member of the Advisory Council under the repealed Act, shall continue as such member as if he had been appointed under section 6 of this Act.

Subject to the Constitution, any breach, contravention or non-compliance of the repealed Act shall be deemed to be a breach, contravention or non-compliance of the corresponding provision of this Act and the powers conferred on the Minister or any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

Any application made to any Hospital Medifund committee under section 13 of the repealed Act which is pending immediately before the date of commencement of this section shall be deemed to have been made and shall be dealt with under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

Any reference in any written law to the repealed Act or any provision thereof shall, as from the date of commencement of this section, be a reference to this Act or the corresponding provision of this Act.

Any reference in any written law or document to the repealed Act shall be construed as a reference to this Act.