87Saving and transitional arrangements

87 Saving and transitional arrangements

(1)  A person who held a licence under the Meat Hygiene Act 1985 immediately before the repeal of that Act, and who is required to hold an accreditation under this Act is taken to have been granted a temporary accreditation under this section.

(2)  A person who was an approved egg producer under the Egg Industry Act 2002 immediately before the repeal of that Act, and who is required to hold an accreditation under this Act is taken to have been granted a temporary accreditation under this section.

(3)  A temporary accreditation under this section authorises the holder to carry on the activities for which the person was licensed or approved –

(a) in the case of the holder of a meat premises licence under the Meat Hygiene Act 1985 on the conditions of his or her licence in force immediately before the repeal of that Act; or

(b) in the case of an approved egg producer under the Egg Industry Act 2002 , in accordance with the relevant egg production program approved for that person and in force immediately before the repeal of that Act.

(4)  A temporary accreditation under this section operates from the repeal of the Meat Hygiene Act 1985 or Egg Industry Act 2002 , as the case may be and continues for a period of 12 months.

(5)  Any application made under Division 2 of Part III of the Meat Hygiene Act 1985 but not determined before the repeal of that Act is taken to be an application in relation to an accreditation under this Act.

(6)  An application under section 5 of the Egg Industry Act 2002 but not determined before the repeal of that Act is taken to be an application in relation to an accreditation under this Act.