sec.172Obligation to do thing indefinitely or within or for stated period

sec.172 Obligation to do thing indefinitely or within or for stated period

This section applies if— before the commencement, a person was, under a previous provision, required to do something— within, or for, a stated period that, immediately before the commencement, had not expired; or for an indefinite period; and if the requirement was to do the thing within a stated period—immediately before the commencement, the thing had not been done; and the context permits. A corresponding provision for the previous provision applies to the doing of the thing as if the corresponding provision had been in force when the stated period or indefinite period started. (sec.172-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, a person was, under a previous provision, required to do something— within, or for, a stated period that, immediately before the commencement, had not expired; or for an indefinite period; and if the requirement was to do the thing within a stated period—immediately before the commencement, the thing had not been done; and the context permits. (sec.172-ssec.2) A corresponding provision for the previous provision applies to the doing of the thing as if the corresponding provision had been in force when the stated period or indefinite period started.

• (a) before the commencement, a person was, under a previous provision, required to do something— (i) within, or for, a stated period that, immediately before the commencement, had not expired; or (ii) for an indefinite period; and
• (i) within, or for, a stated period that, immediately before the commencement, had not expired; or
• (ii) for an indefinite period; and
• (b) if the requirement was to do the thing within a stated period—immediately before the commencement, the thing had not been done; and
• (c) the context permits.
• (i) within, or for, a stated period that, immediately before the commencement, had not expired; or
• (ii) for an indefinite period; and