Section 48
Transitional and saving provisions
The following transitional and saving provisions shall have effect notwithstanding section 47 or any other provisions of this
Act.
(2)
All orders, directions, appointments and rules made under the provisions of the Ordinances and Enactments repealed by this
Act and in force immediately before the appointed date shall, insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to have been made under this Act and shall continue in force until other provisions shall be made under this Act or until the date upon which they expire.
(3)
Where any licence to any pawnbroker under an Ordinance or Enactment repealed by this Act has been granted or any contract executed thereunder, such licence or contract shall have effect until the date upon which it expires notwithstanding the repeal.
Continuance of criminal and civil proceedings