INTERPRETATION ACT [Chapter 1:01] (as amended 1st March 2005) before the time when the provision was enacted; (f) the speech made to Parliament by a Minister on the occasion of the moving by that Minister of a motion that the Bill containing the provision be read a second time, and the committee stage proceedings relating to the Bill containing the provision, as recorded in the Votes and Proceedings of Parliament or in any official record of debates in Parliament; 16 Repeal of enactment to include amendments Where an enactment which has been amended is repealed, such repeal shall repeal all enactments by which such first-mentioned enactment has been amended. 17 Effect of repeal of enactment (1) Where an enactment repeals another enactment, the repeal shall not— (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect; or (g) any document, whether or not a document to which a preceding paragraph applies, that is declared by the enactment to be a relevant document for the purposes of this section; (b) affect the previous operation of any enactment repealed or anything duly done or suffered under the enactment so repealed; or (h) any relevant material in the Votes and Proceedings of Parliament or in any official record of debates in Parliament. (c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the enactment so repealed; or (3) In determining whether consideration should be given to any material in accordance with subsection (1), or in considering the weight to be given to any such material, regard shall be had, in addition to any other relevant matters, to⎯ (d) affect any offence committed against the enactment so repealed, or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect thereof; or (e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy shall be exercisable, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the enactment had not been so repealed. (a) the desirability of persons being able to rely on the ordinary meaning conveyed by the text of the provision taking into account its context in the enactment and the purpose or object underlying the enactment; and (b) the need to avoid prolonging legal or other proceedings without compensating advantage. (Section inserted by s. 2 of Act 14/2002.) PART IV REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to authorize the continuance in force, after the repeal of an enactment, of any statutory instrument made under that enactment. (3) Where an enactment repeals and reenacts, with or without modification, any provision of any other enactment, all proceedings commenced under any provision so re- 10 -