Act 2 2022 - Act 2 - 2022 - Miscellaneous (Repeal of Statutes) Act 2022

[17th January 2022] Supplement to Official Gazette 5 MISCELLANEOUS (REPEAL OF STATUTES) ACT, 2021 (Act 2 of 2022) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections 1. Short title 2. Repeal of the National Council for the Elderly Persons Act, 2018 3. Repeal of the National Council for Disabled Persons Act, Cap 138 4. Continuation of employment with the Government 5. Assets, liabilities and contracts 6. Effect of repeal 7. Transitional provisions [17th January 2022] Supplement to Official Gazette 7 MISCELLANEOUS (REPEAL OF STATUTES) ACT, 2021 (Act 2 of 2022) I assent Wavel Ramkalawan President 14th January, 2022 AN ACT to provide for the Repeal of The National Council for the Elderly Act, 2018 (Act 2 of 2018) and The National Council for Disabled Persons Act, Cap 138; and provide for matters incidental thereto, or connected therewith. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Miscellaneous (Repeal of Statutes) Act, 2021. 8 Supplement to Official Gazette [17th January 2022] Repeal of National Council for the Elderly Act, 2018 (Act 2 of 2018) 2. The National Council for the Elderly Act, 2018 (Act 2 of 2018) is hereby repealed. Repeal of Cap 138 3. The National Council for Disabled Persons Act, Cap 138, is hereby repealed. Continuation of employment with the Government 4. Notwithstanding any law, a person employed with the Councils established under the repealed Acts, shall on the date of the repeal of the repealed Acts, continue his or her employment with the Government of Seychelles within the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Family on terms and conditions no less favourable than those existing immediately prior to the date of the repeal of the repealed Acts until such terms and conditions are amended, varied or repealed in accordance with the Public Service Orders or any scheme of service applicable to employees of the Government. Assets, liabilities and contracts 5. On the coming in operation of this Act — (a) all movable or immovable properties, assets, rights, interests and privileges acquired, accrued by, or vested in, the Councils established under the repealed Acts shall stand transferred to and vested in the Government of Seychelles; (b) all liabilities and obligations incurred by the Councils established under the repealed Acts prior to the date of this Act shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Government of Seychelles; (c) any contract or agreement executed by any of the Councils established under the repealed Acts prior to the date of the coming of operation of this 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 [17th January 2022] Supplement to Official Gazette 9 (d) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred by a person under either of the repealed Acts shall not be 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 6. The mention of the particular matters referred to in sections 4 and 5 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. Transitional provisions 7. On the commencement of this Act, the members of each Council established under the repealed Acts shall cease to be members of the Council or of the Board of the Council, as the case may be, and shall vacate their office; and the members of the Councils shall not be entitled to claim any compensation for the premature termination of the terms of their respective offices or of any contract of service with the Councils or the Government. I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was passed by the National Assembly on 6th October, 2021. Ms. Alexandria Faure Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly