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27: Rules
or “How courts should handle cases and what rules to follow”
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“This part explains how the new fencing rules replace old ones but don't mess up unfinished fencing matters”

The Fencing Act 1978 makes some changes to older laws. It gets rid of some old rules that are listed in Schedule 3. But don’t worry, if someone started dealing with a fencing issue using the old rules before this new Act came into effect, they can still finish what they were doing. They’ll just use this new Act to complete and enforce their fencing matters. It’s like if you were playing a game with old rules, and new rules came out halfway through. You’d be allowed to finish your game using the new rules.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions

28Repeals and savings

  1. The enactments specified in Schedule 3 are hereby repealed.

  2. All matters and proceedings commenced under any such enactments, and pending or in progress at the commencement of this Act, may be continued, completed, and enforced under this Act.