38. Members of National Trust Fund Panel deemed appointed as members of Board

Any person who, immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Act, was the Chairman or other member of the National Trust Fund Panel appointed under the repealed Act shall, on the date of the coming into operation of this Act, be deemed to have been appointed as the Chairperson or member of the Board, as the case may be.

Any period during which a person served as a member of the National Trust Fund Panel shall be taken into account in determining his period of service as a member of the Board under this Act.