Co-operatives National Law Act 2020
sec.31General transitional and saving provision
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sec.31 General transitional and saving provision
For applying the Law— anything done under a provision of the repealed Act before the commencement is taken to have been done under a corresponding Law provision; and something may be done under a corresponding Law provision if— before the commencement, the thing was required or permitted to be done, but was not done, under a provision of the repealed Act; and on the commencement, the period within which the thing was required or permitted to be done has not passed; and the appointment of a person before the commencement under the repealed Act, if the appointment had not ended before the commencement, continues to have the same effect as if that Act had not been repealed; and a thing or circumstance created before the commencement, or existing or continuing immediately before the commencement, under the repealed Act continues to have the same status, operation and effect as if that Act had not been repealed; and a reference in a provision of the Law to a co-operative includes, if the context permits, a reference to a cooperative under the repealed Act. The Law applies for the purpose of subsection (1) with necessary changes. This section does not limit another section of this part. (sec.31-ssec.1) For applying the Law— anything done under a provision of the repealed Act before the commencement is taken to have been done under a corresponding Law provision; and something may be done under a corresponding Law provision if— before the commencement, the thing was required or permitted to be done, but was not done, under a provision of the repealed Act; and on the commencement, the period within which the thing was required or permitted to be done has not passed; and the appointment of a person before the commencement under the repealed Act, if the appointment had not ended before the commencement, continues to have the same effect as if that Act had not been repealed; and a thing or circumstance created before the commencement, or existing or continuing immediately before the commencement, under the repealed Act continues to have the same status, operation and effect as if that Act had not been repealed; and a reference in a provision of the Law to a co-operative includes, if the context permits, a reference to a cooperative under the repealed Act. (sec.31-ssec.2) The Law applies for the purpose of subsection (1) with necessary changes. (sec.31-ssec.3) This section does not limit another section of this part.
- (a) anything done under a provision of the repealed Act before the commencement is taken to have been done under a corresponding Law provision; and
- (b) something may be done under a corresponding Law provision if— (i) before the commencement, the thing was required or permitted to be done, but was not done, under a provision of the repealed Act; and (ii) on the commencement, the period within which the thing was required or permitted to be done has not passed; and