Singapore legislation
Clause 68
Clause 68
Saving and transitional provisions for section 57
(1)
Despite section 57(1), every licence, permit, approval or authorisation that —
is granted, before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(d) and (i), under Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act, by the Director‑General of Public Health; and
is in force on that date,is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act, to continue as if, and is deemed to be, a licence, permit, approval or authorisation granted by the Director‑General, Food Administration under Part IV or IX, as the case may be, of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
(2)
However, every licence, permit, approval or authorisation mentioned in subsection (1) lapses on the date it would have if section 57(1)(d) or (i) had not been enacted, unless the licence, permit, approval or authorisation is earlier revoked or cancelled.
(3)
Where —
an application or other document is lodged for approval under Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(d) or (i); and
the application or other document was not approved by the Director‑General of Public Health before that date,the application or other document is, where applicable, deemed to be an application or a document lodged for approval with the Director‑General, Food Administration under the corresponding provisions in Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
(4)
Anything that has been started by the Director‑General of Public Health in connection with an application or a document under subsection (3) may be carried on and completed by the Director‑General, Food Administration under the corresponding provisions in Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
(5)
Every direction, notice, order or requirement affecting matters regulated under Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act that —
is issued or given, before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(d) or (i), by the Director‑General of Public Health under the Environmental Public Health Act; and
is in force immediately before that date,is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act, to continue as if the Director‑General, Food Administration issued or gave the direction, notice, order or requirement under the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
(6)
Where an appeal has been made to the Minister charged with the responsibility for environmental public health —
under section 84 of the Environmental Public Health Act before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(o) against any notice, order or decision of the Director‑General of Public Health made under Part IV or IX of that Act; and
the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that date,the appeal may continue to be dealt with in accordance with section 84 of the Environmental Public Health Act as if this Act had not been enacted.
(7)
All subsidiary legislation made under Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act and in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(f) and (j), respectively, continue in force as if made under the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act until the subsidiary legislation is revoked under that Act as amended by this Act.