Guardianship of Minors Ordinance

(1)
In this
section—
*
commencement date
(
生效日期
) means the day on which the Guardianship of Minors (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (
1 of 2012
) comes into operation;
pre-amended Ordinance
(《
未修訂條例
》) means this Ordinance as in force immediately before the commencement date.
(2)
The Guardianship of Minors (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (
1 of 2012
) does not affect any proceedings under the pre-amended Ordinance that are pending immediately before the commencement date.
(3)
Any appointment of a person as guardian of a minor that was made under the pre-amended Ordinance, or under the Court of First Instance’s inherent jurisdiction with respect to the minor, and is effective immediately before the commencement date is, on and after that date, taken to be an appointment made and having effect under this Ordinance.
(4)
Any appointment of a person as guardian of a minor that was made under the pre-amended Ordinance and has not taken effect immediately before the commencement date is, on and after that date, to be governed by this Ordinance.
(5)
To avoid doubt, any guardian appointed under the pre-amended Ordinance has the same rights and authority as a guardian appointed under this Ordinance.