- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (16/05/2019)
- Original (As enacted)
Point in time view as at 16/05/2019.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, Section 28.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
(1)The repeal of any enactment shall not be deemed to be or to involve a declaration that such enactment was or was considered by Parliament [F1or (as the case may be) the Assembly] to have been previously in force in Northern Ireland.
(2)Where an enactment repeals or revokes a [F1statutory] provision, the repeal or revocation shall not, save as in this section otherwise provided—
(a)revive any [F1statutory] provision or thing not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal or revocation takes effect;
(b)affect the previous operation of the [F1statutory] provision so repealed or revoked, or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(c)affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the [F1statutory] provision so repealed or revoked;
(d)affect any offence committed against the [F1statutory] provision so repealed or revoked, or any penalty or forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect thereof; or
(e)affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the [F1statutory] provision had not been repealed or revoked.
(3)Nothing in sub-section (2) shall be taken to authorise the continuance in force after the repeal or revocation of a [F1statutory] provision of any instrument made under that provision.
(4)Where at any time an enactment expires, lapses or otherwise ceases to have effect, this section shall apply as if that enactment had then been repealed or revoked.
(5)The inclusion in the repealing provisions of any enactment of any express saving with respect to the repeals affected thereby shall not be taken to prejudice the operation of this section with respect to the effect of those repeals.
F1SI 1999/663
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 28 29 excluded (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/189), regs. 1(1), 25(2)
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.