Tourism Act 1993 (Act No. 72 of 1993)24. Transitional provisions |
| 1) | Anything done by the South African Tourism Board established by section 2 of the South African Tourism Board Act, 1983 (Act No. 100 of 1983) -in this section referred to as the Tourism Board- in terms of the South African Tourist Corporation Act, 1947 (Act No. 54 of 1947), the Hotels Act, 1965 (Act No. 70 of 1965), the Tour Guides Act, 1978 (Act No. 29 of 1978), or the South African Tourism Board Act, 1983, and which could have been done by the board in terms of any provision of this Act, shall be deemed to have been done by the board in terms of the last-mentioned provision. |
| 2) | All assets, rights, obligations and liabilities of the Tourism Board are hereby transferred to the board. |
| 3) | Money in the Travel Agents Fidelity Fund established by section 30 of the Travel Agents and Travel Agencies Act, 1983 (Act No. 58 of 1983), shall at the commencement of this Act be paid over to the board, which shall deal therewith in accordance with subsection (4), and all other assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the Travel Agents Board established by section 2 of the first-mentioned Act, shall at such commencement pass to the board. |
| 4) | The board shall with due regard to the liabilities and obligations which passed to it in terms of subsection (3), and after it has made provision for the satisfaction of any liability which may rest upon it in consequence of such passing, pay over the remainder of the money which passed to it in terms of this section to the persons who made contributions to the fund or shall as far as practicable apply it to their benefit. |
| 5) | No levy, tax, transfer duty, stamp duty or any other money imposed or levied in terms of any law in respect of the acquisition by the board of any assets, rights, liabilities or obligations shall be payable in terms of this section. |