Section 133, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

From and after the date on which the :first meeting of Cessation ofthe Rural Area Council is held, the Rural Areas Ordinance shall ~:~a!~:~s cease to have effect: * Provided that- (1) this declaration shall be without prejudice to anything done or suffered or any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Ordinance and any such right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred by the Rural Areas Council established under the Rural Areas Ordinance may be enforced or discharged by the Rural Area Council established by this Ordinance; (2) the provisions of Parts V and VI of the Rural Areas Ordinance shall remain in force in relation to house tax and improvement tax assessed prior to the said date, the expres- ,. The Rural Areas Ordinance (No. 26 of 1937 as subsequently amended) was Chapter 208 of the 1946 edition of the Laws. 31 of 1953. Savings of Crown Rights. sions " District Commissioner ", " Rural Commissioner " and " Rural Area " occurring therein being construed as references to the President, the chairman of a rural district council and a rural district respectively. (3) any person holding any office or appointment under or with the Rural Areas Council (as established by the Rural Areas Ordinance) on the said date shall continue in such office or appointment as if he had been appointed by the Rural Area Council under this Ordinance; and (4) all rules made by the Governor under the Rural Areas Ordinance with respect to the Rural Areas and in force at the commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been made by the Governor in Council under the provisions of this Ordinance and shall remain in force unW revoked, amended or replaced under the provisions of this Ordinance; (5) any reference in an Ordinance to the Rural Areas Council (established by the Rural Areas Ordinance) shall be deemed to include a reference to the Rural Area Council established by this Ordinance.