Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 21
FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

496.   Savings

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    (1)   The regulations made under the repealed enactments listed in Schedule 1 shall remain in force until revoked by regulations made under this Act. (Amended by Act 5 of 2011)

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    (2)   Any instrument which was issued, served or granted under any law which is repealed or which ceases to have effect by virtue of this Act shall, without prejudice to any power to amend such instrument, and subject to such modifications as may be necessary to bring it into conformity with this Act, continue in force until superseded, revoked or otherwise terminated, and shall be deemed to have been issued, served or granted under this Act, and this Act and any regulations made thereunder shall apply to or in relation to such instrument accordingly.

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    However, an instrument which is expressed to continue in force for a definite period shall not continue in force after the expiration of that period unless it is renewed or extended in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any regulations made or continued in force thereunder.

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    (3)   In this section “instrument” means any licence, certificate, validation, exemption, notice or other authority, or any instruction or other requirement, as the circumstances may require.

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    (4)   A reference in any enactment to any provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts of the United Kingdom shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the equivalent provision of this Act.