Singapore legislation
Clause 122
Clause 122
Savings and transitional provisions
(1)
On the appointed day, every person who immediately before such day was serving in the Singapore Police Force constituted under the repealed Act shall —
be deemed to be transferred to and to become, at the same rank, grade and seniority immediately before such transfer, a member of the Police Force as if he had been engaged or appointed under this Act ; and
enter upon his duties immediately upon such transfer, and the provisions of this Act shall extend to every such person accordingly,and his service under the repealed Act shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be service under this Act.
(2)
On the appointed day, every person who immediately before such day was a member of the Special Constabulary constituted under the provisions of the repealed Act shall —
be deemed to be transferred to and to become, at the same rank, grade and seniority immediately before such transfer, a member of the Special Constabulary as if he had been appointed under this Act; and
enter upon his duties immediately upon such transfer, and the provisions of this Act shall extend to every such person accordingly,and his service under the repealed Act shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be service under this Act.
(3)
On the appointed day —
the Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Auxiliary Police Force created under the Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Act (Cap. 47); and
all other Auxiliary Police Forces created under section 71 of the repealed Act,shall each be deemed to be an Auxiliary Police Force created under Part IX of this Act, and every person who, immediately before the appointed day, is serving in such an Auxiliary Police Force, shall continue as an auxiliary police officer and a member of that Auxiliary Police Force at the same rank, grade and seniority immediately before that day.
(4)
The person who, immediately before the appointed day, is —
the Commissioner of Police;
a gazetted officer appointed under section 9 of the repealed Act; or
a subordinate officer appointed under section 10(2) of the repealed Act,shall continue to hold such office as if he were appointed under section 6(1) as the Commissioner, under section 7(1) as a senior police officer and under section 7(2) of this Act, respectively.
(5)
Any notice, order, permission or other document prepared, made, granted or approved by or under the authority of the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner under the repealed Act or any of its subsidiary legislation shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any of its subsidiary legislation, continue and be deemed to have been prepared, made, granted or approved under the corresponding provisions of this Act or its subsidiary legislation.
(6)
Where anything has been commenced by or on behalf of the Commissioner before the appointed day, such thing may be carried on and completed by or under the authority of the Commissioner under this Act or its subsidiary legislation.
(7)
This Act shall not affect —
any disciplinary proceeding or prosecution for a service offence commenced or pending before the appointed day, and every such proceeding may be continued and everything in relation thereto may be done in all respects after that day as if this Act had not been enacted;
the continued operation or force of any finding or order following a disciplinary proceeding or prosecution for a service offence made before the appointed day; and
any right of appeal accrued before the appointed day in respect of any such finding or order, and where the appeal has been made under the repealed Act but has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that day, the appeal may be dealt with as if this Act had not been enacted.
(8)
Sections 108 and 109 shall not apply to any lost or unclaimed property deposited at a police station, and to any movable property of an intestate taken charge of by the police, before the appointed day, and such property shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act as if this Act had not been enacted.
(9)
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 or repealed by subsidiary legislation made under this Act.
(10)
For a period of 2 years after the appointed day, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such other transitional, incidental and consequential matters arising from the repeal of the repealed Act, as he may consider necessary or expedient.