Performing Animals Protection Act, 1935 (Act No. 24 of 1935)

11B. Transitional arrangements

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(1) A licence issued in terms of the repealed section 2 of this Act or a certificate issued in terms of the repealed section 3 of this Act is deemed to have been issued in terms of section 3I of this Act and remains valid until the licence or certificate expires or is suspended, cancelled, withdrawn or amended by the National Licensing Officer.

 

(2) Anything done or any decision taken in terms of the repealed section 2 or 3 of this Act is deemed to have been done or taken by the National Licensing Officer.

 

(3) Any application for a licence or certificate made before the commencement of the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Act, 2016, must be processed by the National Licensing Officer in accordance with any criteria contained in the repealed sections 2 and 3 of this Act.

 

(4) Any investigation conducted or criminal proceedings pending before a court before the commencement of the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Act, 2016, must be processed and finalised as if sections 2 and 3 of this Act had not been repealed.

 

[Section 11B inserted by section 9 of Act No. 4 of 2016]