Singapore legislation

Clause 66

Saving and transitional provisions

(1)

Any approval, incentive, grant, loan, other financial benefit, licence, standard, guideline, notice (or other document) or decision —

(a)

given, issued or made —

(i)

by the International Enterprise Singapore Board in the exercise of its functions and powers under the International Enterprise Board Act; or

(ii)

by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board in the exercise of its functions and powers under the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act; and

(b)

valid immediately before the repeal date,remains valid and is deemed to have been given, issued or made by the Board under this Act, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act.

(2)

Any application made —

(a)

to the International Enterprise Singapore Board under the International Enterprise Board Act; or

(b)

to the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board under the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act,that is pending on the repeal date is deemed to be an application made to the Board under this Act, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act.

(3)

Any investigation or proceedings commenced by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board, or an officer or inspector of the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board, under the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act before the repeal date and pending on that date, may be continued under section 45 or 53, as the case may be.

(4)

Any subsidiary legislation made —

(a)

by the International Enterprise Singapore Board under the International Enterprise Singapore Board Act; or

(b)

by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board under the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act,and in force immediately before the repeal date, continues in force as if made by the Board under this Act, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, until it is revoked or cancelled by subsidiary legislation made under this Act.

(5)

Every act done or appointment, regulation, order, notification or by‑law made, or anything started, before the repeal date —

(a)

by or on behalf of the International Enterprise Singapore Board under any written law (other than the International Enterprise Singapore Board Act); or

(b)

by or on behalf of the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board under any written law (other than the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act or the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (Cap. 52A)),remains valid after that date and has effect as if it had been done or made by or on behalf of the Board, and may be continued by the Board, under that written law, until such time that the Board invalidates, revokes, cancels or otherwise ceases that act, appointment, regulation, order, notification or by‑law.

(6)

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 saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

(7)

In this section, “repeal date” means the date of commencement of sections 64 and 65.

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