3. Transitional provisions

Any proceeding in any appeal from a decision of an Appellate Court given before the commencement of this Order may be amended as may appear necessary or proper in order to bring it into conformity with the Judicial Committee Act 1966 of Singapore and with this Order, and, for the purpose of computing the time within which any step in any such proceeding must be taken for the purpose of any law governing the same, no account shall be had of the period commencing on the 9th August 1965 and ending on the commencement of this Order.