Clause 19

Except as expressly provided in this section, this section shall apply without prejudice to section 16 of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).

Every application to the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer for the issue or renewal of a licence that is pending on the date of commencement of section 3 of this Act shall be deemed to be withdrawn on that date in the case where the application is required to be made to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under the principal Act as amended by this Act (referred to in this section as the Amended Act) with effect from that date.

Every application to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer for the issue or renewal of a licence that is pending on the date of commencement of section 3 of this Act shall be deemed to be withdrawn on that date in the case where the application is required to be made to the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer under the Amended Act with effect from that date.

Every licence issued or renewed under the principal Act by the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer or the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer before the date of commencement of section 4 of this Act shall, with effect from that date, be regulated and dealt with by that Licensing Officer in accordance with the Amended Act as if that Licensing Officer is the appropriate Licensing Officer for that licence under the Amended Act.

Every appeal under the principal Act to the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments or the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments that is pending on the date of commencement of section 10 of this Act shall be continued and dealt with by that Minister in accordance with the Amended Act as if that Minister is the appropriate Minister in respect of that appeal under the Amended Act.

Subject to subsection (7), sections 15A, 15B and 15C of the Amended Act shall apply to every arts entertainment provided on or after the date of commencement of section 9 of this Act under a licence issued or renewed under the principal Act before that date.

Sections 15A, 15B and 15C of the Amended Act shall not apply to the provision of an arts entertainment that begins before the date of commencement of section 9 of this Act and continues on or after that date under a licence issued before that date under the principal Act.

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments may, by rules, prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as that Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

In this section, “Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer”, “licence” and “Public Entertainment Licensing Officer” have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Amended Act.