Section 79

On the appointed date, the Co-ordinating Council for the

Protection of Children is dissolved (“the dissolved Council”).

The members of the dissolved Council appointed under the principal Act and the members of the committees appointed by the dissolved Council under the principal Act before the appointed date shall cease to hold office on the appointed date.

Every act or thing done, taken or commenced by the members of the dissolved Council referred to in the principal

Act before the appointed date shall, on and after the appointed date, be deemed to have been done, taken or commenced under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

Any investigation, inquiry, trial or proceedings, and matters relating to such investigation, inquiry, trial or proceedings under the principal Act existing and pending immediately before the appointed date shall continue and be dealt with under the principal

Act as if it had not been amended by this Act.

Child (Amendment)

Any investigation, inquiry, trial or proceedings, and matters relating to such investigation, inquiry, trial or proceedings which could have been commenced or instituted under the principal Act before the appointed date shall be commenced, instituted and dealt with under the principal Act as if it had not been amended by this Act.

Any application or approval under the principal Act existing and pending on the appointed date shall, on the appointed date, be dealt with under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

Any judgment, sentence, order, decision or direction made under the principal Act shall, on the appointed date, be deemed to have been made under the principal Act as amended by this

Act and continue to be in force and have effect.

Subject to subsection (10), any judgment, sentence, order, decision or direction made under the principal Act existing and pending immediately before the appointed date shall, on the appointed date, be dealt with under the principal Act as if it had not been amended by this Act.

Any order made under section 30, 35, 37, 40 or 46 of the principal Act existing and pending immediately before the appointed date shall, on the appointed date, be dealt with under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

Any such rights, privileges, obligations, liability, penalty or punishment acquired, accrued or incurred under the principal

Act may be continued, enforced, imposed and be dealt with, as the case may be, as if the principal Act had not been amended by this Act.

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