Section 42
Transitional provisions
of Sports Development Act 1997
All applications for registration as a society carrying on activities which may only be carried out by a sports body and all applications for approval by such societies under the *Societies
Act 1966 which are pending on the date of coming into force of this
Act shall, on that date, cease to be dealt with under that Act and shall be dealt with under the provisions of this Act.
(2)
Any proceedings or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the date of coming into force of this Act under the *Societies Act 1966 may be continued or instituted under that Act as if this Act had not been enacted.
(3)
This Act shall not affect any person’s liability to be prosecuted or punished for offences committed under the *Societies Act 1966
before the date of coming into force of this Act, or any proceedings brought or sentence imposed before that date in respect of such offence.