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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Chapter XIII : General

152. Repeal of laws and savings

 

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (4), the laws mentioned in the Second Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule.

 

(2) Any regulation or notice issued or appointment made or anything done under the provisions of any law repealed by subsection (1), shall be deemed to have been issued, made or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall in so far as it relates to any force, reserve or service established or any training or service provided for under any such repealed law be construed as if it related to the corresponding force, reserve, service or training established or provided for under this Act.

 

(3) Any person who at the commencement of this Act is a member of any force, reserve or service established under any such repealed law, shall be deemed to have been duly enrolled as a member of the corresponding force, reserve or service established under this Act and to have been assigned to the unit, corps or duties in which he is serving at such commencement, and any training undergone or service performed by any such person in any such force, reserve or service prior to such commencement, shall be deemed to have been undergone or performed in the corresponding force, reserve or service established under this Act.

 

(4) For the purposes of this section, any force, reserve or service established or training or service provided for under any such repealed law, shall be deemed to correspond to the force, reserve or service established or training or service provided for under this Act, to which in name, designation or description it most closely corresponds.