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90Transitional provision, dolphin swim tour permits—Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2002
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90 Transitional provision, dolphin swim tour permits—Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2002
(1) On and from the commencement of section 9 of the **Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2002**, a dolphin swim tour permit in force immediately before that commencement is—
(a) deemed to be a whale swim tour permit, and, except as otherwise provided for in this section, Part X applies accordingly; and
(b) deemed to continue in force, unless sooner suspended or cancelled in accordance with Part X, until the date on which the permit would have expired if section 9 of the **Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2002** had not been enacted.
(2) In this section ***dolphin swim tour permit*** means a permit—
(a) that is issued under section 78(1)(g) as in force immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the **Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2002**; and
(b) that authorised the conduct of activities involving persons being in the water for the purpose of observing or swimming with dolphins.
S. 91 inserted by No. 3/2002 s. 19.