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(1)  A name under which a company was registered under the Companies Act 1962 immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, for the purposes of Division 2 of Part III of the Companies (Tasmania) Code, be deemed to be registered under that Division in respect of that company unless and until the registration of the name is cancelled, or ceases to be in force, under that Division.

(2)  A reference in subsection (1) to a company shall be construed as including a reference to a corporation that, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was registered under the Companies Act 1962 as a foreign company, whether that corporation is, for the purposes of the Companies (Tasmania) Code, a recognized company or a foreign company.

(3)  Where, within the period of 2 months immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act –

(a) a name was reserved under section 22 (8) of the Companies Act 1962; or

(b) the period for which a name was reserved under that Act was extended by the Commissioner under section 22 (9) of that Act –

the name shall, for the purposes of the Companies (Tasmania) Code, be deemed to be reserved under Division 2 of Part III of that Code until the date on which the reservation of that name under the Companies Act 1962 would have ceased.