Singapore legislation
Clause 50
Clause 50
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Any —
permit granted before the commencement of section 49(1) under any rules made under section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184) in respect of any assembly or procession; or
licence granted before the commencement of section 49(3) for a licence under the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257) in respect of any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion,shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be deemed to be a permit granted under Part II of this Act.
(2)
Any notice, order or other document prepared, issued or made under —
any rules made under section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184) in respect of any assembly or procession; or
the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257) in respect of any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion by the Licensing Officer under that Act,shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be deemed to have been prepared, issued or made by the Commissioner under the corresponding provisions of Part II of this Act.
(3)
Any —
application before the commencement of section 49(1) for a permit under any rules made under section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act in respect of any assembly or procession; or
application before the commencement of section 49(3) for a licence under the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act in respect of any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion,whose application was not granted before that commencement shall, where applicable, be deemed to be an application for a permit under Part II of this Act.
(4)
Where —
an appeal has been made to the Minister under section 10(5), 11(6), 13(3) or 14(5) of the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act as in force immediately before the commencement of section 49(3); and
the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that commencement,the appeal may continue to be dealt with in accordance with that Act as if section 49(3) had not been enacted.
(5)
Except as otherwise expressly provided in an order made under subsection (7) or in this section, where any period of time specified in —
any rules made under section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act as in force immediately before the commencement of section 49(1); or
the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257) as in force immediately before the commencement of section 49(3) in relation to any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion,is current immediately before the relevant commencement, this Act shall have effect as if the corresponding provision in this Act had been in force when the period began to run; and (without prejudice to the foregoing) any period of time so specified and current shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act —
to run from the date or event from which it was running immediately before that day; and
to expire (subject to any provision of this Act for its extension) whenever it would have expired if this Act had not been enacted,and any rights, priorities, liabilities, reliefs, obligations, requirements, powers, duties or exemptions dependent on the beginning, duration or end of such a period as above mentioned shall be under this Act as they were or would have been under that former provision.
(6)
Except as otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this section shall affect any saving provided by the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).
(7)
For a period of 2 years after the commencement of section 49(1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe such provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of section 49(1), (2) or (3) as he may consider necessary or expedient.