Communications 2003 No. 19 A 341 CHAPTER X—REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS PART I—REPEAL AND SAVINGS 150.—(1) The following Acts (“the repealed Acts”) are hereby repealed— (a) the Nigerian Communications Commission Act ; (b) the Nigerian Communications Commission (Amendment) Act ; and (c) the Telecommunications and Postal Offences Decree No. 21 of 1995 and all subsequent amendments thereto. Repeal of 1992 No. 75, 1998 No. 30, 1995 No. 2. (2) Any subsidiary legislation made under the repealed Acts shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with this Act, remain in operation until revoked or replaced by subsidiary legislation made under this Act, and shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made under this Act. 151.—(1) The rights, interests, obligations and liabilities of the Commission, existing before the commencement of this Act under any contract or instrument, or in law or in equity shall by virtue of this Act be deemed to have been preserved, assigned to and vested in the Commission established by this Act to the extent that they are not inconsistent howsoever with any of the provisions of this Act. Existing rights, interest, etc. under repealed Acts. (2) Any such contract or instrument as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall be of the same force and effect against or in favour of the Commission established by this Act and shall be enforceable as fully and effectively as if instead of the Commission existing before the commencement of this Act the Commission established by this Act had been named therein or had been a party thereto provided that such contract or instrument is not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act. 152. The Commission established by this Act shall be subject to all the obligations and liabilities to which the Commission existing before the commencement of this Act was subject to immediately before the commencement of this Act and all other persons shall have the same rights, powers and remedies against the Commission established by this Act as they had against the Commission existing before the commencement of this Act provided that such obligations, liabilities, rights, powers and remedies are not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act. Outstanding obligations and liabilities under repealed Acts. 153. Any proceeding or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the commencement of this Ad by or against the Commission in respect of any right, interest, obligation or liability of the Commission pursuant to the repealed Acts may be continued or, as the case may be, commenced and any determination of the court of law, tribunal or other authority or person may be enforced by or against the Commission established by this Act as if such proceeding or cause of action or determination was continued, commenced or enforced by or against the Commission under this Act provided that such proceeding or cause of action or determination is not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act. Pending proceedings or causes of actions under repealed Acts 154. All assets, funds, resources and other movable or immovable property which immediately before the commencement of this Acts were vested in the Commission pursuant to the repealed Acts shall by virtue of this Act and without further assurance, be vested in the Commission established by this Act. Commission’s assets, funds, etc. pursuant to repealed Acts.

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