Cap. 249 Art. 7Exercise of statutory powers between the passing and commencement of an Act.

Where an Act passed after the commencement of this Act is not to come into operation immediately on the passing thereof, and confers power to make any appointment, to make, grant or issue any order, warrant, scheme, rules, regulations, bye-laws, notice or other instrument, or to give notices, to prescribe forms, or to do any other thing for the purpose of the Act, that power may, unless the contrary intention appears, be exercised at any time after the passing of the Act, so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of bringing the Act into operation at the date of the commencement thereof, subject to this restriction, that any instrument made under the power shall not, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act, or the contrary is necessary for bringing the Act into operation, come into operation until the Act comes into operation; and the provisions of this article shall apply to anything done under or in respect of Acts passed before the commencement of this Act as they apply to things done under or in respect of Acts passed after such commencement.