Section 52

The repeal of the said Ordinance shall not affect the rights, obligations, functions and duties of any Water Authority established prior to the date of the repeal thereof, nor affect in any way, any order, declaration or notification issued prior to the date of such repeal and such order, declaration and notification should continue in full force and effect until replaced or substituted or amended by new order, declaration or notification made hereunder.

Any Water Authority constituted under the repealed

Ordinance shall, on the date of the repeal thereof, be known and referred to as a water supply authority and its name shall be amended accordingly.

Any water rates which have been paid in respect of any period still current when this Ordinance comes into force shall be deemed to have been paid under the provisions of this Ordinance.

Any civil proceedings or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance by or against the Water Authority constituted under the repealed

Ordinance or any person acting on its behalf may be continued and instituted by or against the State Water Authority as it might have been by or against the Water Authority constituted under the repealed

Ordinance or such person as if this Ordinance had not been passed.