Singapore legislation
Clause 19
of Info-communications Media Development Authority (Amendment) Bill
Clause 19
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Any code of practice, standard of performance or advisory guideline issued and having effect under section 61 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 5 continues to have effect as if it had been issued under section 61 of the principal Act as amended by section 5.
(2)
Where an approval is given by the Authority under section 65 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 9, the approval continues to have effect as if section 9 had not been enacted.
(3)
Any contravention of section 65 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 9 may be dealt with as if this Act had not been enacted.
(4)
Where a direction is given by the Authority under section 66 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 11, the direction continues to have effect as if section 11 had not been enacted.
(5)
Any decision, direction, or written order of the Authority, or the issuance or approval by the Authority of a code of practice or standard of performance, made before the date of commencement of section 13 may be the subject of reconsideration under section 67A of the principal Act (as inserted by section 13) if the request for reconsideration is made after that date and within 14 days after the date of receipt of the decision, direction, written order, or date of issuance or approval.
(6)
Where an appeal has been made to the Minister under section 68 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 14 and the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of on that date, the appeal may be dealt with as if section 14 had not been enacted.
(7)
Section 79A of the principal Act (as inserted by section 17) applies only to a financial penalty imposed on or after the date of commencement of section 17.
(8)
Section 79B of the principal Act (as inserted by section 17) applies to every amount of a financial penalty and interest on a financial penalty collected or recovered by the Authority on or after the date of commencement of section 17, even if the amount was due and payable prior to that date.
(9)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe any additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision that the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.