Repeal
s 53
The Film (Censorship) Act 1952 [Act 35] (in this Part referred to as the “repealed Act”) is repealed.
Film Censorship Act 2002 Part VIII — Repeal, transitional and saving provisions
Board and Committees
s 54
(1) The Board of Film Censors, the Assessment Committee and the Committee of Appeal established by the repealed Act are dissolved. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), every person who was a member of the Board of Film Censors and the Committee of Appeal under the repealed Act immediately prior to the date of coming into operation of this Act shall, on that date— (a) in the case of a member of the Board of Film Censors, be deemed to have been appointed as a member of the Board established under section 4; and (b) in the case of a member of the Committee of Appeal, be deemed to have been appointed as a member of the Appeal Committee established under section 22, and shall continue in such appointment until the expiry of the term for which he was appointed under the repealed Act. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any matter pending before the Board of Film Censors, the Assessment Committee and the Committee of Appeal under the repealed Act shall be disposed of by that Board and those Committees under the repealed Act as if the Board and the Committees had not been dissolved and the repealed Act had not been repealed.
Continuance of laws
s 55
All subsidiary legislation made or deemed to have been made under the repealed Act and in operation immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made under this Act and shall continue to be in operation until they expire or are revoked or replaced.
References to the repealed Act
s 56
Any reference in any written law to the repealed Act or the Board of Film Censors or the Committee of Appeal established under the repealed Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to this Act or the Board or the Appeal Committee established under this Act, as the case may be, and any expression importing such a reference shall be construed accordingly.
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