sec.20ARepeal does not end saving, transitional or validating effect etc.

### sec.20A Repeal does not end saving, transitional or validating effect etc. In this section— Act includes a provision of an Act. repeal includes expiry. If an Act— declares a thing for a saving or transitional purpose (whether or not the Act is expressed to be made for a purpose of that type); or validates a thing that may otherwise be invalid; or declares a thing for a purpose that is consequential on a declaration mentioned in paragraph (a) or a validation mentioned in paragraph (b) (whether or not the Act is expressed to be made for a purpose of that type); the declaratory or validating effect of the Act does not end merely because of the repeal of the Act . a provision stating that an existing licence under a repealed law is taken to be a licence of a particular kind under another law and authorising the imposition of conditions under the other law a provision declaring an instrument to have been validly made and acts done in reliance on the instrument to have been validly done a provision stating that a matter that is declared valid is not justiciable a provision stating that an instrument that is declared valid is taken to have been amended in a particular way If an Act (the savings law ) declares an Act (the declared law ) to be a law to which this section applies— the effect of the declared law does not end merely because of its repeal; and the effect of the savings law does not end merely because of its repeal. A declaration may be made for subsection (3) about an Act whether or not the Act is a law to which subsection (2) applies. A declaration made for subsection (3) about an Act does not imply that, in the absence of a declaration about it, another Act is not a law to which this section applies. This section is in addition to, and does not limit, sections 19 and 20 , or any provision of the law by which the repeal is made. s 20A ins 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 amd 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 ; 1994 No. 15 s 3 sch 1 ; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ; 1996 No. 76 s 2 sch (sec.20A-ssec.1) In this section— Act includes a provision of an Act. repeal includes expiry. (sec.20A-ssec.2) If an Act— declares a thing for a saving or transitional purpose (whether or not the Act is expressed to be made for a purpose of that type); or validates a thing that may otherwise be invalid; or declares a thing for a purpose that is consequential on a declaration mentioned in paragraph (a) or a validation mentioned in paragraph (b) (whether or not the Act is expressed to be made for a purpose of that type); the declaratory or validating effect of the Act does not end merely because of the repeal of the Act . a provision stating that an existing licence under a repealed law is taken to be a licence of a particular kind under another law and authorising the imposition of conditions under the other law a provision declaring an instrument to have been validly made and acts done in reliance on the instrument to have been validly done a provision stating that a matter that is declared valid is not justiciable a provision stating that an instrument that is declared valid is taken to have been amended in a particular way (sec.20A-ssec.3) If an Act (the savings law ) declares an Act (the declared law ) to be a law to which this section applies— the effect of the declared law does not end merely because of its repeal; and the effect of the savings law does not end merely because of its repeal. (sec.20A-ssec.4) A declaration may be made for subsection (3) about an Act whether or not the Act is a law to which subsection (2) applies. (sec.20A-ssec.5) A declaration made for subsection (3) about an Act does not imply that, in the absence of a declaration about it, another Act is not a law to which this section applies. (sec.20A-ssec.6) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, sections 19 and 20 , or any provision of the law by which the repeal is made. - (a) declares a thing for a saving or transitional purpose (whether or not the Act is expressed to be made for a purpose of that type); or - (b) validates a thing that may otherwise be invalid; or - (c) declares a thing for a purpose that is consequential on a declaration mentioned in paragraph (a) or a validation mentioned in paragraph (b) (whether or not the Act is expressed to be made for a purpose of that type); - 1 a provision stating that a matter that is declared valid is not justiciable - 2 a provision stating that an instrument that is declared valid is taken to have been amended in a particular way - (a) the effect of the declared law does not end merely because of its repeal; and - (b) the effect of the savings law does not end merely because of its repeal.