Section 71

every person who, before the appointed day, held a valid export registration certificate issued to him under the repealed Acts shall be deemed to be registered under this

Act as an exporter until the expiry date of the certificate and subject to the terms and conditions attached thereto;

every person who, before the appointed day, held a valid certificate for the packing or shipping of rubber for export issued to him under the repealed Acts shall be deemed to be registered under this Act as a packer or exporter, as the case may be, until the expiry date of the certificate and subject to the terms and conditions attached thereto;

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every person who, before the appointed day, held a valid licence to deal in, pack, grade or ship rubber issued to him under the repealed Acts shall be deemed to be licensed under this Act as a dealer, packer, grader or shipper, as the case may be, until the expiry date of the licence and subject to the terms and conditions attached thereto; and

every person who, before the appointed day, was registered under the repealed Acts as a packer or shipper of rubber shall be deemed to be registered under this Act as a packer or shipper, as the case may be, until such registration is cancelled under this Act.

Every certificate or licence by virtue of which a person is deemed under subsection (1) to be registered or licensed under this

Act shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act; and the

Board may alter the terms and conditions attached to the certificate or licence for the purpose of bringing them into conformity with the policy of the Board regarding the imposition of conditions and restrictions on registration and licensing under this Act.

The provisions of this Act relating to the cancellation of registration and licences shall apply to all persons deemed under subsection (1) to be registered or licensed under this Act.

If a person deemed to be registered or licensed under this

Act under subsection (1) desires to be registered or licensed under this Act as an exporter, packer, shipper, grader or dealer, as the case may be, after the expiration of the period for which he is deemed to be registered or licensed under this Act, he may apply to the Board for registration or for a licence or permit in accordance with the regulations made under this Act, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, and his application shall be made and treated as a fresh application and not as an application for renewal of registration, licence or permit.

All registers kept and maintained under the repealed Acts shall be deemed to be registers kept and maintained under this Act and shall be deemed to form part thereof.

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Continuance of pending applications, etc.