Singapore legislation
Clause 23
Clause 23
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Every waiver by the Superintendent that is granted, before the date of commencement of section 6, under the Parking Places (Provision of Parking Places and Parking Spaces) Rules (R 5) and is in force on that date, is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act as amended by section 6, to continue as if, and is deemed to be, a waiver granted by the Authority under the principal Act as so amended.
(2)
Where —
an application or other document is lodged for application for approval or waiver under the Parking Places (Provision of Parking Places and Parking Spaces) Rules before the date of commencement of section 5; and
the application or other document was not approved by the Superintendent before that date,the application or other document is, where applicable, to be treated as an application or a document lodged for approval with the Authority under the principal Act as amended by section 5, and anything that has been started by the Superintendent in connection with such an application or a document may be carried on and completed by the Authority under the principal Act as amended by section 5.
(3)
Despite section 6, the principal Act as amended by this Act does not apply to a person who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 6, provides a licensable service —
until the end of a period of 2 months after the date of commencement of section 6; or
if, within the period mentioned in paragraph (a), the person applies for a licence under the principal Act as amended by that section, until the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the Authority grants the licence to the person;
the date that the application for a licence is refused, or is withdrawn.
(4)
All rules made under the principal Act and which are in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 are deemed made under the principal Act as amended by section 17.
(5)
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.
(6)
In this section, “Authority”, “licence” and “licensable service” have the meanings given by the principal Act as amended by this Act.