Trade Marks Act 1938

70Repeal and savings

(1)The enactments set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(2)Nothing in this Act shall affect any order, rule, regulation or requirement made, table of fees or certificate issued, notice, decision, determination, direction or approval given, application made, or thing done, under any enactment repealed by this Act; and every such order, rule, regulation, requirement, table of fees, certificate, notice, decision, determination, direction, approval, application or thing shall, if in force at the commencement of this Act, continue in force and shall, so far as it could have been made, issued, given or done under this Act, have effect as if made, issued, given or done under the corresponding enactment of this Act.

(3)Any document referring to any enactment repealed by this Act shall be construed as referring to the corresponding enactment of this Act.

(4)Nothing in this section shall be taken to prejudice the provisions of section thirty-eight of the [52 & 53 Vict. c. 63.] Interpretation Act, 1889.