Repealing enactments

15 Repeal of repeal.

Where an Act repeals a repealing enactment, the repeal does not revive any enactment previously repealed unless words are added reviving it.

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Without prejudice to section 15, where an Act repeals an enactment, the repeal does not, unless the contrary intention appears,—

a

revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;

b

affect the previous operation of the enactment repealed or anything duly done or suffered under that enactment;

c

affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that enactment;

d

affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against that enactment;

e

affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed.

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This section applies to the expiry of a temporary enactment as if it were repealed by an Act.

C12C13C1417 Repeal and re-enactment.

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Where an Act repeals a previous enactment and substitutes provisions for the enactment repealed, the repealed enactment remains in force until the substituted provisions come into force.

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Where an Act repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, a previous enactment then, unless the contrary intention appears,—

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any reference in any other enactment to the enactment so repealed shall be construed as a reference to the provision re-enacted;

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in so far as any subordinate legislation made or other thing done under the enactment so repealed, or having effect as if so made or done, could have been made or done under the provision re-enacted, it shall have effect as if made or done under that provision.