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Vexatious Proceedings Act 2005
sec.16Orders under repealed Act taken to be orders under this Act
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### sec.16 Orders under repealed Act taken to be orders under this Act
An order under section 3 of the repealed Act that is in force immediately before the commencement is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order for the purposes of this Act.
An order under section 3 of the repealed Act that is made or reinstated on or after the commencement because of section 15 is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order for the purposes of this Act.
See the Vexatious Litigants Act 1981 , section 5 (Reinstatement of declaration of vexatious litigant).
If—
an order under section 4 of the repealed Act that revokes another order is in force immediately before the commencement; or
an order under section 4 of the repealed Act that revokes another order is made on or after the commencement because of section 15;
then—
for the purposes of this Act, the other order is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order that has been set aside; and
section 8 applies in relation to the other order.
(sec.16-ssec.1) An order under section 3 of the repealed Act that is in force immediately before the commencement is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order for the purposes of this Act.
(sec.16-ssec.2) An order under section 3 of the repealed Act that is made or reinstated on or after the commencement because of section 15 is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order for the purposes of this Act. See the Vexatious Litigants Act 1981 , section 5 (Reinstatement of declaration of vexatious litigant).
(sec.16-ssec.3) If— an order under section 4 of the repealed Act that revokes another order is in force immediately before the commencement; or an order under section 4 of the repealed Act that revokes another order is made on or after the commencement because of section 15; then— for the purposes of this Act, the other order is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order that has been set aside; and section 8 applies in relation to the other order.
- (a) an order under section 4 of the repealed Act that revokes another order is in force immediately before the commencement; or
- (b) an order under section 4 of the repealed Act that revokes another order is made on or after the commencement because of section 15;
- (c) for the purposes of this Act, the other order is taken to be a vexatious proceedings order that has been set aside; and
- (d) section 8 applies in relation to the other order.