Singapore legislation
Clause 11
Clause 11
Savings and transitional provisions
(1)
Except as expressly provided in this section, this section shall apply without prejudice to section 16 of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).
(2)
Every application pending on the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act for the grant or renewal of a licence under the Singapore Tourism (Licensing and Control of Tourist Guides) Regulations (Cap. 305B, Rg 1) (referred to in this section as the Tourist Guides Regulations) in force immediately before that date shall be deemed to be an application made under section 19D(1) of the principal Act as amended by this Act (referred to in this section as the Amended Act).
(3)
Every licence granted or renewed under the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act and subsisting immediately before that date —
shall be deemed to be a licence granted or renewed under section 19D(4)(a) of the Amended Act and shall expire on the date it would have expired if this Act had not been enacted, unless earlier revoked or cancelled under the Amended Act;
shall be subject to the conditions set out in the Schedule to the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before that date as if the conditions have been specified under section 19E(1) of the Amended Act; and
may be renewed, revoked, suspended or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Part IIIA of the Amended Act.
(4)
Every badge issued under regulation 6 of the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act shall be deemed to be a tourist guide badge issued under section 19F of the Amended Act.
(5)
Any notice of intention to revoke or suspend a licence given under regulation 8(2) of the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act shall be deemed to be and have the same force and effect as a notice of such intention given under section 19I(4) of the Amended Act.
(6)
Every decision of the Board made under the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act —
refusing to grant or renew a licence; or
revoking or suspending a licence,shall be deemed to be and have the same force and effect as a decision made under section 19D(4)(b) or 19I(1), respectively, of the Amended Act.
(7)
Every appeal to the Minister pending on the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act —
under regulation 4(3) or 8(6) of the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before that date against the refusal to grant or renew a licence, respectively; or
under regulation 8(4) of the Tourist Guides Regulations in force immediately before that date against the revocation or suspension of a licence,shall be deemed to be an appeal made under section 19J(2) of the Amended Act and shall be continued and dealt with in accordance with that section.
(8)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as he may consider necessary or expedient.