- (c) affect any right privilege obligation or liability acquired accrued or incurred under any Act so repealed; or
- (d) affect any penalty forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Act so
- (e) affect any investigation legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right privilege obligation liability penalty forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;
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.
Repealed Acts in force until substituted provisions operate.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 11 (2).
9. Where an Act repeals in the whole or in part a former Act and substitutes provisions in lieu thereof, the repealed provisions shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.
References to repealed provisions.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 38 (1).
10. Where an Act repeals and re-enacts with or without repealed modification any provisions. provisions of a former Act, references in any other Act to the provisions so repealed shall unless the contrary intention appears be construed as references to the provisions so re-enacted.
Expiration of Act.
No. 4 1897 (N.S.W.) s. 9.
11. The expiration of an Act shall not affect any civil proceeding previously commenced under such Act, but every such proceeding may be continued and everything in relation thereto be done in all respects as if the Act continued in force.
General Provisions.
Every section a substantive enactment.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 8.
12. Every section of an Act shall have effect as a substantive enactment without introductory words.
Headings schedules margin notes and footnotes.
Vict. No. 1068 s. 21.
N.Z. 15, 1888 s. 6.
13.—(1.) The headings of the Parts Divisions and Subdivisions into which any Act is divided shall be deemed to be part of the Act.
(2.) Every schedule to an Act shall be deemed to form part thereof.
(3.) Neither the marginal notes nor the footnotes to any Act shall be deemed to be part thereof.
Acts may be altered &c. in same session.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 10.
14. An Act may be altered amended or repealed in the same session of Parliament in which it was passed.
Amending to be construed with amended Act.
No. 4 1897 (N.S.W.) s. 12.
15. Every Act amending another Act shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed with such other Act and as part thereof.
Words and References in Acts.
References to the Sovereign.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 30.
16. In any Act references to the Sovereign reigning at the time of the passing of such Act, or to the Crown, shall unless the contrary intention appears be construed as references to the Sovereign for the time being.
