Act 41 2021 - Act 41 - Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency (Repeal) Act 2021

[15th October 2021] Supplement to Official Gazette 739 PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE AND REHABILITATION AGENCY (REPEAL) ACT, 2021 (Act 41 of 2021) I assent Wavel Ramkalawan President 11th October, 2021 AN ACT to provide for the repeal of the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency Act, (Act 13 of 2017). ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency (Repeal) Act, 2021. 740 Supplement to Official Gazette [15th October 2021] Repeal of Act 13 of 2017 2. The Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency Act (Act 13 of 2017), is hereby repealed and the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency established under section 3 of the Act shall stand dissolved. Continuation of Employment 3. Notwithstanding any law, a person employed with the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency under section 3 of the Act on the date of the repeal of the Act shall continue his or her employment with the Government of Seychelles, in its Ministry of Health, on terms and conditions no less favourable than those subsisting immediately prior to the date of the repeal of the Act until these are amended, varied or repealed in accordance with any scheme of service applicable to employees of the Government. Assets, liabilities and contracts 4. On the repeal of this Act — (a) all movable or immovable properties, assets, rights, interests and privileges acquired, accrued by, or vested in, the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency under the repealed Act shall stand transferred to and vested in the Government of Seychelles; (b) all liabilities and obligations incurred by the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency prior to the date of the repeal of the Act shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Government of Seychelles; (c) any contract or agreement executed by the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Agency prior to the date of the repeal of the Act shall continue to have effect in accordance with its terms as if it was originally made and entered into by the Government of Seychelles; and (d) any right, privilege obligation or liability acquired or incurred by a person under the repealed Act shall not be [15th October 2021] Supplement to Official Gazette 741 affected by the repeal and any legal investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of such right, privilege, obligation or liability may be instituted, continued or enforced by or against the Government of Seychelles. Effect of repeal 5. The mention of the particular matters referred to in sections 3 and 4 shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 31 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act (Cap 103) with regard to the effect of repeal. I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was passed by the National Assembly on 29th September, 2021. Mrs. Tania Isaac Clerk to the National Assembly