Section 16: Savings and transitional provisions
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16. Savings and transitional provisions
(1) The Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technologies
Appeal Tribunal appointed under the repealed section 36 of the Information
and Communication Technologies Act shall continue as the Chairperson of
the Tribunal established under this Act, on the same terms and conditions as
those applicable to him on the coming into operation of this Act.
(2) The members of the Information and Communication Technologies
Appeal Tribunal appointed under the repealed section 36 of the Information
and Communication Technologies Act shall continue as members of the Tribunal established under this Act on the same terms and conditions as those
which were applicable to them on the coming into operation of this Act, and
for a term expiring on the day on which their appointment would have expired if this Act had not come into operation.
(3) Every appeal made under—
(a) the repealed section 39 of the Information and Communication
Technologies Act;
(b) section 15 of the Postal Services Act; or
(c) the repealed sections 58 and 59 of the Data Protection Act,
and pending before the Information and Communication Technologies Appeal
Tribunal on the coming into operation of this Act shall be continued and dealt
with by the Tribunal.
(4) Every determination of the Information and Communication Technologies Appeal Tribunal shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, be
deemed to be a determination of the Tribunal under this Act.
(5) (a) Any appeal made to the Supreme Court against a determination
of the Information and Communication Technologies Appeal Tribunal shall be
deemed to be an appeal made to the Supreme Court against a determination
of the Tribunal under this Act.
(b) Where, after hearing an appeal against a determination of the Information and Communication Technologies Appeal Tribunal, the Supreme
Court decides to remit the matter for determination, the matter shall be remitted to the Tribunal established under this Act, which shall have the power
to hear and determine the matter.