1Short title and commencement

1 Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**. (2) This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette. S. 1(3) repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 9.1). S. 2 amended by No. 9863 s. 2, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 6. (3) Except as in this Act expressly or by necessary implication provided— (a) all persons things and circumstances appointed or created by or under the repealed or amended provisions or existing or continuing under such provisions immediately before the commencement of this Act shall under and subject to this Act continue to have the same status operation and effect as they respectively would have had if such provisions had not been so repealed or amended; S. 2(3)(b) amended by No. 9427 s. 6(1)(Sch. 5 item 45). (b) in particular and without affecting the generality of the foregoing such repeal or amendment shall not disturb the continuity status operation or effect of any proclamation regulation rule by-law order application certificate appointment nomination allowance consent grant reservation lease licence permit condition exception notice determination recommendation decision direction delegation guarantee fund liability or right made effected issued granted given passed accrued incurred or acquired or existing or continuing by or under the repealed or amended provisions before the commencement of this Act; and such repeal or amendment shall not affect or disturb any validation effected or any transfer of powers duties and authorities or the construction of any document consequent thereon by or under any of such Acts before the commencement of this Act. S. 3 amended by No. 9380 s. 2(a).