8Application of regulations

### 8 Application of regulations > > (1)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 2001, s. 31, Applied:15 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-15/act-2001-041#GS31@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 2001, s. 31, Applied:15 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-15/act-2001-041#GS31@Hpb@EN) The regulations in force, immediately before the repeal of the Corporations Act, under section 22 of that Act – > > > > > > (a) apply as regulations in force for the purposes of the Corporations Law of Tasmania; and > > > > > > > (b) as so applying, may be referred to as the Corporations Regulations of Tasmania. > > > (2)  Subject to [subsection (3)](#GS8@Gs3@EN) of this section, where regulations under section 22 of the Corporations Act take effect from a specified day that is earlier than the day when they are notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette under section 48(1) of the *Acts Interpretation Act 1901* of the Commonwealth, [subsection (1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) of this section has effect, and is taken always to have had effect, as if those regulations had taken effect under the Corporations Act from the specified day. > > > (3)  To the extent that a provision of the [Corporations Regulations of Tasmania](#GS8@Gs1@EN) is taken because of a particular application of [subsection (2)](#GS8@Gs2@EN) to have effect, or to have had effect, before the day of notification of the regulations referred to in that subsection, the provision does not operate so as to – > > > > > > (a) affect a private person's rights as at that day so as to disadvantage that person; or > > > > > > > (b) impose a liability on a private person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before that day. > > > (4)  In [subsection (3)](#GS8@Gs3@EN) , ***private person*** means a person other than – > > > > > > (a) the Commonwealth, a State or the Capital Territory; or > > > > > > > (b) an authority of the Commonwealth, of a State or of the Capital Territory. > > > (5)  [Subsection (3)](#GS8@Gs3@EN) does not affect any other operation that the provision has because of [subsection (2)](#GS8@Gs2@EN) or otherwise.