Clause 81

Any person who, immediately before the appointed date, was a registered supplier under the repealed provisions shall be deemed to be a registered supplier under this Act.

Any registered goods registered under the repealed provisions immediately before the appointed date shall be deemed to be registered goods under this Act, and the registration shall expire on the date it would have expired if section 80(1) of this Act had not been enacted, unless earlier withdrawn or revoked under this Act.

Any application for registration of a registered supplier or registered goods under the repealed provisions before the appointed date which application was not dealt with before that date shall be deemed to be an application for registration under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

Where an appeal has been made to the Minister under the repealed provisions and the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before the appointed date, the appeal may be dealt with in accordance with the repealed provisions as if this Act had not been enacted.

For a period of 2 years after the appointed date, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such other transitional, incidental and consequential matters as he may consider necessary or expedient.

In this section —

“appointed date” means the date of commencement of Division 1 of Part III of this Act;

“repealed provisions” means Part XA of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (Cap. 94A) repealed by section 80(1) of this Act.