Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

IMPERIAL ACTS (SUBSTITUTED PROVISIONS) ACT 1986 - SECT 7

(1)     The ceasing of an applied Imperial Act, or of a part of an applied Imperial Act, to be in force in the Territory by virtue of this Act does not—

        (a)     revive anything not in force or existing within the Territory at the time when that Act, or that part of the Act, so ceased to be in force;

        (b)     affect the previous operation of that Act, or of that part of that Act, within the Territory, or anything duly done or suffered under that Act, or that part of that Act, in its application in the Territory;

        (c)     affect a right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that Act, or that part of that Act, in its application in the Territory, or an investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of such a right, privilege, obligation or liability; or

        (d)     affect a penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of an offence committed against that Act, or that part of the Act, in its application in the Territory, or an investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of such a penalty, forfeiture or punishment;

and such an investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and such a penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if this Act had not been made.

(2)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)—

        (a)     the applied Imperial Act 29 Chas. 2. c. 3 (The Statute of Frauds, 1677) continues to be in force in the Territory on and after the commencing date, notwithstanding sections 3 and 4, in relation to promises or agreements made before the commencing date; and

        (b)     the ceasing of any applied Imperial Act, or of any part of any such Act, to be in force in the Territory by virtue of this Act does not affect any rule of law or equity applying in the Territory otherwise than by virtue of that Act, or of that part of that Act.

(3)     Where an applied Imperial Act, or a part of such an Act, that ceases, by virtue of this Act, to be in force in the Territory repealed (expressly or by necessary implication), confirmed, revived or perpetuated another Imperial Act, or a part of another such Act, that did not so cease to be in force in the Territory, that repeal, confirmation, revivor or perpetuation is not affected by reason that the first-mentioned Imperial Act, or the part of the first-mentioned Imperial Act, so ceased to be in force in the Territory.