Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

Repeals.

8.—(1) The enactments mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule.

(2) Without prejudice to sections 20 and 21 of the Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937)—

(a) nothing in the repeal effected by subsection (1) of this section shall affect any regulation made, certificate of qualification issued or thing done under any enactment repealed by the said subsection (1), but any such regulation made, certificate of qualification issued or thing done shall, if in force at the commencement of this Act, continue in force, and have effect as if made, issued or done under this Act;

(b) in any enactment (other than this Act)—

(i) references to the Act of 1924 or to the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1924 and 1926, shall be construed as references to this Act, and

(ii) references to any provision of the Act of 1924 shall be construed as references to the corresponding provision of this Act;

(c) references in any enactment to the former Civil Service Commissioners shall be construed as references to the Commissioners.