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Acts Interpretation Act 1954
sec.20BContinuance of appointments etc. made under amended provisions
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### sec.20B Continuance of appointments etc. made under amended provisions
This section applies if—
a provision of a law expressly or impliedly authorises or requires—
the making of an appointment; or
the delegation of a function or power; or
the doing of anything else (other than the making of a statutory instrument); and
the provision is amended by an Act; and
under the amended provision—
the appointment may be made; or
the function or power may be delegated; or
the thing may be done.
An appointment, delegation or other thing mentioned in subsection (1) that was in force immediately before the commencement of the amendment continues to have effect after the commencement as if it had been done under the amended provision.
In this section—
amend includes omit and re-enact in the same law (with or without modification), but does not include omit and re-enact in another law.
s 20B ins 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1
amd 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch
(sec.20B-ssec.1) This section applies if— a provision of a law expressly or impliedly authorises or requires— the making of an appointment; or the delegation of a function or power; or the doing of anything else (other than the making of a statutory instrument); and the provision is amended by an Act; and under the amended provision— the appointment may be made; or the function or power may be delegated; or the thing may be done.
(sec.20B-ssec.2) An appointment, delegation or other thing mentioned in subsection (1) that was in force immediately before the commencement of the amendment continues to have effect after the commencement as if it had been done under the amended provision.
(sec.20B-ssec.3) In this section— amend includes omit and re-enact in the same law (with or without modification), but does not include omit and re-enact in another law.
- (a) a provision of a law expressly or impliedly authorises or requires— (i) the making of an appointment; or (ii) the delegation of a function or power; or (iii) the doing of anything else (other than the making of a statutory instrument); and
- (i) the making of an appointment; or
- (ii) the delegation of a function or power; or
- (iii) the doing of anything else (other than the making of a statutory instrument); and
- (b) the provision is amended by an Act; and
- (c) under the amended provision— (i) the appointment may be made; or (ii) the function or power may be delegated; or (iii) the thing may be done.
- (i) the appointment may be made; or
- (ii) the function or power may be delegated; or
- (iii) the thing may be done.
- (i) the making of an appointment; or
- (ii) the delegation of a function or power; or
- (iii) the doing of anything else (other than the making of a statutory instrument); and
- (i) the appointment may be made; or
- (ii) the function or power may be delegated; or
- (iii) the thing may be done.