s. 56 56 Repeal (1) The Emergency Service Act 1987 is repealed. See: Act No. 57/1987. (2) Except as in this Act expressly or by necessary Reprint No. 2 implication provided, all persons, things and as at 22 April 1999 circumstances appointed or created by or under and the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1987 amending Act Nos immediately before the commencement of this 48/2000 and section shall under and subject to this Act 108/2004. LawToday: continue to have the same status, operation and www. effect as they respectively would have had if this legislation. vic.gov.au section had not come into operation. (3) On and after the commencement of this section, any reference in any Act (other than this Act), regulation, subordinate instrument or other document whatsoever to— (a) the Director of the Service is to be construed as a reference to the Director of Operations, unless the contrary intention appears; (b) the Emergency Service Act 1987 is to be construed as a reference to this Act, unless the contrary intention appears. (4) Nothing in this section or section 57 limits or otherwise affects the operation of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984. 57 Transitional provisions (1) Despite section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1994, Regulations 1995, S.R. No. 17/1995, as in force
56 Repeal s. 56 See: Act No. 57/1987. Reprint No. 2 as at 22 April 1999 and amending Act Nos 48/2000 and 108/2004. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au (1) The Emergency Service Act 1987 is repealed. (2) Except as in this Act expressly or by necessary implication provided, all persons, things and circumstances appointed or created by or under the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1987 immediately before the commencement of this section shall under and subject to this Act continue to have the same status, operation and effect as they respectively would have had if this section had not come into operation. (3) On and after the commencement of this section, any reference in any Act (other than this Act), regulation, subordinate instrument or other document whatsoever to— (a) the Director of the Service is to be construed as a reference to the Director of Operations, unless the contrary intention appears; (b) the Emergency Service Act 1987 is to be construed as a reference to this Act, unless the contrary intention appears. (4) Nothing in this section or section 57 limits or otherwise affects the operation of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984. 57 Transitional provisions (1) Despite section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994, the Victoria State Emergency Service Regulations 1995, S.R. No. 17/1995, as in force