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3. Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 308(3) of the Customs and Excise Act 1952, section 277 of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876 does not apply in relation to any Act passed after 1st January 1953.

4. Nothing in the repeal by this Act of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 shall affect the operation of section 1(3) of the Isle of Man Act 1958 in relation to provisions which fell to be construed immediately before the commencement of this Act as provided in that paragraph.

5. The repeal by this Act of section 5(4) of the European Communities Act 1972 (which, so far as it relates to enactments contained in this Act, is re-enacted by section 1(7) of this Act) shall not affect the application of any law not contained in this Act which relates to customs duties.

6. The repeal by this Act of any enactment already repealed by section 75(5) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 and specified in Part I of Schedule 14 to that Act shall not affect the operation of the saving in paragraph 2 in that Part in relation to that enactment.

7. The repeal by this Act of section 8(4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 and the repeal by any of the Customs and Excise Acts 1979 of any provision of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to that Act shall not affect the right to any drawback or other relief under any enactment amended by that provision in respect of customs duty charged before the end of 1975.

8. Any such reference as is specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 (“customs duty”, “excise duty” and associated references), being a reference in—
 * (a) any instrument of a legislative character made under the customs and excise Acts which was in force at the end of 1975; or
 * (b) any local and personal or private Act which was then in force,

shall continue to be construed as provided by that paragraph notwithstanding the repeal of that paragraph by this Act.

9. Any such reference as is specified in sub-paragraph (2), (6) or (8) of paragraph 19 of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 1978 (“customs Acts” “excise Acts”, “excise trade”, “excise trader”, “customs airport” and “customs station”), being a reference in—
 * (a) any instrument in force immediately before the commencement of this Act; or
 * (b) any local and personal or private Act then in force,

shall continue to be construed as provided by the said sub-paragraph (2), (6) or (8), as the case may be, notwithstanding the repeal of that sub-paragraph by this Act.

10.—(1) Any provision of this Act relating to anything done or required or authorised to be done under or in pursuance of the