Sheriffs Act, 1986 (Act No. 90 of 1986)Chapter V : General64. Amendment or repeal of provisions of laws, and savings |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of this section, the provisions of the laws mentioned in the Schedule are hereby amended or repealed to the extent indicated in the third column thereof. |
| (2) | Any person who immediately prior to the commencement of this Act— |
| (a) | held office as messenger or acting messenger of any lower court, or was appointed as a deputy messenger, shall upon that commencement be deemed to be appointed under the provisions of this Act as a sheriff or acting sheriff of that lower court, or as a deputy sheriff, respectively; or |
| (b) | held office as deputy sheriff or acting deputy sheriff of any superior court, or was appointed as an assistant of a deputy sheriff or acting deputy sheriff, shall upon that commencement be deemed to be appointed under the provisions of this Act as a sheriff or acting sheriff of that superior court, or as a deputy sheriff, respectively. |
| (3) | Any sheriff or acting sheriff referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) shall hold office subject to the provisions of this Act: Provided that— |
| (a) | the provisions of section 30 shall not apply in respect of any such sheriff or acting sheriff before a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette ; |
| (b) | any security furnished by any such sheriff or acting sheriff in connection with his appointment shall, notwithstanding the repeal of a provision governing the furnishing of such security, be maintained until the day upon which he becomes the holder of a fidelity fund certificate; |
| (c) | notwithstanding the provisions of section 35, the Fund shall not incur liability in respect of any such sheriff or acting sheriff before the day upon which he becomes the holder of a fidelity fund certificate; |
| (d) | the provisions of section 51(a)(ii) or 53 shall not apply to remunerative work which any such sheriff or acting sheriff performs outside his office after the commencement of this Act if he— |
| (i) | had performed such work immediately prior to that commencement; and |
| (ii) | notifies the Minister in writing of such remunerative work within 30 days after that commencement; and |
| (e) | any such sheriff shall hold office as contemplated in section 4(1) until the date on which he attains the age of 70 years. |
| (4) | Anything done under a provision repealed by subsection (1) which may be done under a corresponding provision of this Act, shall be deemed to have been done under that corresponding provision. |