Singapore legislation
Clause 64
Clause 64
Repeal and transitional provisions
(1)
The Parks and Trees Act (Cap. 216) is repealed.
(2)
A person who, immediately before the appointed day, is —
the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation; (b)an officer appointed by the Minister under section 3(3) of the repealed Act; or
an officer authorised by the Minister under section 3(5) of the repealed Act,shall continue to hold such office as if he were appointed under section 4(1) as the Commissioner, as an authorised officer under section 4(3) and as a park ranger under section 4(5) of this Act, respectively.
(3)
Any permission, approval, decision, notice, summons, warrant, order or other document prepared, made, granted, issued by the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation under the repealed Act shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be deemed to have been prepared, made, granted or issued under the corresponding provisions of this Act and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, shall continue to have effect accordingly.
(4)
All acts done by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation before the appointed day under the repealed Act shall continue to remain valid and applicable as though done by the Commissioner under this Act, until such time as invalidated, revoked, cancelled or otherwise determined by the Commissioner.
(5)
Where anything has been commenced by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation before the appointed day, such thing may be carried on and completed by or under the authority of the Commissioner under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(6)
Any application or other document lodged for approval under the provisions of the repealed Act before the appointed day and whose application was not approved before that day shall, where applicable, be deemed to be an application or a document lodged for approval under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(7)
Any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed Act may be instituted, continued or enforced by the Commissioner as if a reference in the repealed Act to the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation is a reference to the Commissioner under this Act.
(8)
In any written law or document, a reference to the repealed Act shall, in so far as it is necessary for preserving its effect, be construed as a reference to this Act and a reference to the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation shall be construed as a reference to the Commissioner under this Act.
(9)
Where an appeal has been made to the Minister under section 7 or 8 of the repealed Act and the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before the appointed day, the appeal may be dealt with in accordance with that repealed section as if this Act had not been enacted.
(10)
Where a period of time specified in any provision of the repealed Act is current on 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.
(11)
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.