Clause 38

every preservation order made under section 8 of the repealed Preservation of Monuments Act (Cap. 239) shall be deemed to have been made under section 11 of this Act;

any permission, approval, decision, notice, order (not being a preservation order) or other document prepared, made, granted, issued and any act or thing done under or pursuant to the repealed Preservation of Monuments Act (Cap. 239) and valid immediately before the appointed day shall be deemed to have been prepared, made, granted, issued or done under or pursuant to the corresponding provision of this Act and shall continue to have effect accordingly;

any application, request, objection or appeal made to the Preservation of Monuments Board or the Minister under any provision of the repealed Preservation of Monuments Act on which the decision of that Board or the Minister has not been made immediately before the appointed day shall be deemed to have been made and shall be dealt with under the corresponding provision of this Act;

the powers conferred on the National Heritage Board, the Director or a Monument Inspector by this Act may be exercised in respect of any breach, contravention or non-compliance of or under the repealed Preservation of Monuments Act as if it were a breach, contravention or non-compliance of or under the corresponding provision of this Act, except any offence committed under the repealed Preservation of Monuments Act before the appointed day shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Act as if this Act had not been enacted; and

any enforcement process or proceedings commenced, pending or existing immediately before the appointed day in connection with any breach, contravention or non-compliance of or under the repealed Preservation of Monuments Act may be continued and disposed of under the provisions of that Act as if this Act had not been enacted.