Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

Section 59.

SCHEDULE 6 Transitional provisions, transitory modifications and savings

General transitional provisions

1 The substitution of this Act for the provisions repealed and revoked by it shall not affect the continuity of the law.

2 In so far as any thing done (including any subordinate legislation made or other instrument issued) under a provision repealed or revoked by this Act could have been done under the corresponding provision of this Act, it shall have effect as if done under that corresponding provision.

3 Any reference (express or implied) in this Act or any other enactment, instrument or document to—

(a) any provision of this Act, or

(b) things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of any provision of this Act,

shall, so far as the nature of the reference permits, be construed as including, in relation to the times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the corresponding provision repealed or revoked by this Act had effect, a reference to that corresponding provision or (as the case may be) to things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of that corresponding provision.

4 Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to—

(a) a provision repealed or revoked by this Act, or

(b) things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of such a provision,

shall, so far as the nature of the reference permits, be construed as including, in relation to the times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the corresponding provision of this Act has effect, a reference to that corresponding provision or (as the case may be) to things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of that corresponding provision.

5 Paragraphs 1 to 4 have effect, in relation to the substitution of this Act for the provisions repealed and revoked by it, in place of section 17(2) of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 (but without prejudice to any other provision of that Act).

Meaning of “local authority” in relation to Scotland or Wales

6 In section 12(12), in the definition of the expression “local authority”—

(a) in paragraph (b), until 1st April 1996, for the words from “the council” onwards there shall be substituted the words “the council of a county or district”; and

(b) in paragraph (c), until 1st April 1996, for the words from “a council” onwards, there shall be substituted the words “a regional, islands or district council”.

Meaning of “holding company” and “subsidiary”

7 For the purposes of this Act as it applies in relation to licences granted before 11 November 1990 (the date on which section 144(1) of the [1989 c. 40.] Companies Act 1989 came into force) the expressions “holding company” and “subsidiary” have the meaning given by section 736 of the [1985 c. 6.] Companies Act 1985 as originally enacted.