s 381 Repeal of Securities Industry Act 1983 and Futures Industry Act 1993 and savings and transitional in respect thereof
(1) For the purpose of this Part— “effective date” means the relevant date or dates, as the case may be, notified by the Minister under section 1; “repealed Acts” means the Securities Industry Act 1983 and the Futures Industry Act 1993 so repealed under this Part. (2) The Securities Industry Act 1983 and the Futures Industry Act 1993 are repealed with effect from the effective date. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)— (a) (i) all regulations, orders, directions, notifications, exemptions and other subsidiary legislation, howsoever called; and (ii) all approvals, directions, decisions, notifications, exemptions and other executive acts, howsoever called, made, given or done under or in accordance with, or by virtue of, the repealed Acts shall be deemed to have been made, given, or done under, or in accordance with, or by virtue of, the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall continue to remain in full force and effect in relation to the persons to whom they applied until amended, repealed, rescinded, revoked or replaced under, in accordance with or by virtue of, the corresponding provisions of this Act; (b) every direction, notice, guideline, circular, guidance note or practice note issued by the Commission or the Minister under the repealed Acts before the effective date and in force immediately before the effective date, shall be deemed to have been lawfully issued under this Act in relation to the particular provision of this Act corresponding to the matter dealt with in the direction, notice, guideline, circular, guidance note or practice note and shall remain in full force and effect until it is amended, rescinded or repealed under this Act; (c) any application for an approval or consent, or for any other purpose whatsoever, or any appeal relating to such application, made by any person to the Minister or to the Commission under either of the repealed Acts before the effective date or dates, and pending immediately before the effective date or dates, shall, if there is a corresponding provision in this Act, be dealt with as if it was made under that provision and, if there is no such corresponding provision in this Act, such application or appeal shall lapse on the effective date or dates; and (d) all transactions or dealings lawfully executed or entered into, and all business lawfully done, under or in accordance with any of the repealed Acts by a person who was licensed under the respective repealed Acts and who is licensed or deemed to be licensed in respect of a corresponding business under this Act, with any customer or other person, shall be deemed to have been lawfully and validly executed, entered into, or done, under and in accordance with this Act, and accordingly, any right or liability under such transaction, dealing or business existing, immediately before the effective date, shall be deemed to continue to be lawful and valid under this Act.