Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), where before the date of commencement of sections 2, 5, 8 and 17, a registered society had been required by the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar to provide its place of business for the purpose of registration as a registered society, the place of business provided by the registered society to the Registrar or Assistant Registrar is, on and after that date, treated as the registered address of the society.
(2)
Where, before the date of commencement of sections 2, 5, 8 and 17, a registered society has changed its place of business with the approval in writing of the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar under section 11 of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date —
the place of business so approved; or
if there had been more than one change of place of business, the last place of business so approved,is, on and after that date, treated as the registered address of the society.
(3)
Where any person has been summoned by the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar under section 29 of the principal Act before the date of commencement of section 14, the provisions of section 29 of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date continue to apply to and in respect of the person summoned as if section 14 had not been enacted.
(4)
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.