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Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)

Chapter 18 : General

106. Repeal of laws, and savings

 

1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the laws mentioned in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule.

 

2) Any regulation or notice issued or appointment made or anything done under the provisions of any law repealed by subsection (1), must be regarded as having been issued, made or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and must in so far as it relates to any force, reserve or service established or any training or service provided for under any such repealed law be construed as if it related to the corresponding force, reserve, service or training established or provided for under this Act.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Any person who at the commencement of this Act is a member of any force, reserve or service established under any such repealed law, must be regarded as having been duly enrolled as a member of the corresponding force, reserve or service established under this Act and as having been assigned to the unit, corps or duties in which he or she 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, must be regarded as having been undergone or performed in the corresponding force, reserve or service established under this Act.

 

4) For purposes of this section, any force, reserve or service established or training or service provided for under any such repealed law, is deemed to correspond to the force, reserve or service established or training or service provided for under this Act, to which in name, designation or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.

 

5) A reference in any law to a provision of the Defence Act, 1957 (Act 44 of 1957), must be construed as a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.