Sch. 4
The Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)
Section 71
In subsection (3), for the words “subsection (4) of section 6 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951” there shall be substituted the words “section 16 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968”.
The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 (c. 61)
Section 64
In subsection (2), for the words “subsection (4) of section 6 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951” there shall be substituted the words “section 16 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968”.
The Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1961 (c. 15)
Section 57
In subsection (1), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
- “(a) section 16 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968”.
SCHEDULE 5
Transitional Provisions
1.—(1) Any right of appeal subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act by virtue of an enactment repealed thereby shall after that commencement be treated as subsisting by virtue of the corresponding enactment in this Act.
(2) Any appeal or application pending before the said commencement under an enactment so repealed may be presented and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Act corresponding to those in force immediately before the said commencement and applicable to the appeal or application.
2.—(1) In so far as any order, appointment, rule or regulation made, petition presented, direction given or other thing done under an enactment repealed by this Act could have been made, presented, given or done under a corresponding provision of this Act, it shall not be invalidated by the repeal of that enactment but shall have effect as if made, presented, given or done under that corresponding provision.
(2) Any document referring to an enactment repealed by this Act shall, so far as may be necessary for preserving its effect, be construed as referring, or as including a reference, to the corresponding enactment in this Act.
3. The mention of particular matters in this Schedule shall not be taken to affect the general application of section 38 of the 1880 c. 63.Interpretation Act 1889 with regard to the effect of repeals.
