PART III.

REPEAL, AMENDMENT AND DISALLOWANCE.

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9. (1) Where any enactment repeals any former enactment and substitutes other provisions therefor, the repealed enactment shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.

Repeal and effect thereof. Vict c. 63, [cf. 52 & 53 s. 11(2).]

(2) Where any enactment is declared to be made by way of replacement of or substitution for another or re-enacts another, with or without modification, the enactments and instruments made, or prescribed by or under the earlier enactment shall remain in force so far as they are not inconsistent with such later enactment and be deemed for all purposes (including penalties) to have been made or prescribed thereby and to be liable to amendment thereby or thereunder.

Effect of repeal [cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 38(2).] 28 of 1950,

10. The repeal of any enactment shall not— (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect; or (b) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed; or

(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or

(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or

(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing enactment had not been passed.

11. When any enactment which repeals any earlier enactment is itself repealed, such last repeal shall not be construed as reviving the enactment previously repealed.

Repeal of Ordinances. [cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 11(1).]

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