Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016

235 Continuity of the law

(1) The repeal and re-enactment of a provision by this Act does not affect the continuity of the law.

(2) Anything done, or having effect as if done, under (or for the purposes of or in reliance on) a provision repealed by this Act, being a provision in force or effective immediately before the coming into force of this Act, has effect after that coming into force as if done under (or for the purposes of or in reliance on) the corresponding provision of this Act.

(3) Any reference (express or implied) in this Act or in any other enactment or document to a provision of this Act is to be construed, so far as the context permits, as including, as respects times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the corresponding repealed provision had effect, a reference to that corresponding provision.

(4) Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment or document to a provision repealed by this Act is to be construed, so far as the context permits, as including, as respects times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the corresponding provision of this Act has effect, a reference to that corresponding provision.

(5) Subsections (1) to (4) have effect in place of section 19(3) to (5) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (effect of repeal and re-enactment); but nothing in this section affects any other provision of that Act.

(6) This section is without prejudice to section 234(3) and to any specific transitional provision or saving contained in this Act.

(7) References in this section to this Act include subordinate legislation made under or by virtue of this Act.