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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.241Continued operation for certain purposes of repealed Act
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### sec.241 Continued operation for certain purposes of repealed Act
Despite its repeal, the repealed Act, sections 17(2), 18 and 24(1) to (5) (the former provisions ), and the rules in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day (the former rules ), continue to operate, and apply to lotteries conducted under this Act by the corporation, as if they were valid rules under this Act until the earlier of the following—
the end of the period of 1 year from the commencement day;
the commencement of rules made under this Act superseding the relevant former provisions or rules.
A rule expressed to supersede a former provision or rule operates to the exclusion of the former provision or rule.
In this section and for the former provisions and rules—
entry form means a lottery ticket.
selling fee means the amount to which a lottery agent is entitled for processing the entry form for a participant in the lottery concerned under the agent’s agency agreement.
subscription means the amount calculated by deducting any selling fee from the price of a lottery ticket.
(sec.241-ssec.1) Despite its repeal, the repealed Act, sections 17(2), 18 and 24(1) to (5) (the former provisions ), and the rules in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day (the former rules ), continue to operate, and apply to lotteries conducted under this Act by the corporation, as if they were valid rules under this Act until the earlier of the following— the end of the period of 1 year from the commencement day; the commencement of rules made under this Act superseding the relevant former provisions or rules.
(sec.241-ssec.2) A rule expressed to supersede a former provision or rule operates to the exclusion of the former provision or rule.
(sec.241-ssec.3) In this section and for the former provisions and rules— entry form means a lottery ticket. selling fee means the amount to which a lottery agent is entitled for processing the entry form for a participant in the lottery concerned under the agent’s agency agreement. subscription means the amount calculated by deducting any selling fee from the price of a lottery ticket.
- (a) the end of the period of 1 year from the commencement day;
- (b) the commencement of rules made under this Act superseding the relevant former provisions or rules.