Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
subsection (2), upon the coming into operation of this
Act —
(a) a
general licence granted under the repealed Acts shall have effect as though it
were a general licence granted under this Act;
(b) a
country licence or a district licence granted under the repealed Acts shall
have effect as though it were a restricted licence granted under this
Act subject to the like conditions, limitations or restrictions; and
(c) a
temporary licence granted under the repealed Acts shall have effect as though
it were an interim licence granted under this Act subject to the like
conditions, limitations or restrictions,
until 31 December
then next ensuing.
(2) An occasional
district licence granted under the repealed Acts shall take effect as though
it were an occasional licence granted under this Act in relation to the same
date and place.
(3) Where any person
is the holder of a licence granted under the repealed Acts —
(a) he
may apply for the grant of a licence under this Act at any time before the
expiry of the licence granted under the repealed Acts; and
(b) on
the first application by that person for the grant of a licence under this Act
of a similar kind —
(i)
the matter may be dealt with as though it were an
application for the renewal of a licence; and
(ii)
the magistrate may order that the licence granted shall
have effect for a period of less than 12 months, the provisions of
section 19 notwithstanding.