Section 53
Continuance of civil and criminal proceedings
(1)
Subject to this Act, neither the repeal of the repealed Act nor anything contained in this Act shall affect any person’s liability to be prosecuted or punished for offences committed under the repealed Act before the appointed day, or any proceedings brought or sentence imposed before that day in respect of such offence.
(2)
Subject to this Act, any proceedings (whether civil or criminal) or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the appointed day by or against the Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung
Haji or any person acting on behalf of the Lembaga Urusan dan
Tabung Haji may be continued or instituted by or against the
Lembaga as it might have been by or against the Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji or such person as if this Act had not been enacted.
(3)
Any appeal brought or any leave to appeal applied on or after the appointed day against a decision given in any legal proceedings before that day may be brought by or against the Lembaga as it might have been brought by or against the Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung
Haji as if this Act had not been enacted.
38 Laws of Malaysia ACT 535