Section 174

Any bylaw, regulation, rule, order, direction, notice or notification made, issued or given before the commencement of this

Ordinance, under any of the repealed Ordinances shall, if it could have been made, issued or given under any corresponding provision of this

Ordinance, continue in force, and have the like effect, as if it had been so made, issued or given, as the case may be.

Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, was appointed Chairman, Councillor or was holding any office in any local authority shall continue in that office

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and be deemed for the purpose of this Ordinance to have been so appointed.

Any proceeding, action, claim or liability made, instituted, filed, commenced or incurred under any of the laws repealed pursuant to section 173 prior to the date of commencement of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be continued or have been incurred as if this

Ordinance has not been enacted.

In the application of this Ordinance to the Bintulu

Development Authority or to the Commission of the City of Kuching

North, where any conflict arises between any of the provisions of this

Ordinance and any of the provisions of the Lembaga Kemajuan

Bintulu (Bintulu Development Authority) Ordinance, 1978 [Ord. No.

1/78], or the City of Kuching North Ordinance, 1988 [Cap. 49], the relevant provisions of either of the latter Ordinances shall prevail.

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