| (1) | Any registration certificate, letter of delegation, written authority or document of authority granted or issued in terms of any provision of the National Welfare Act, 1965 (Act No. 79 of 1965), and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, with effect from such commencement, be deemed to be an authority, registration certificate, temporary authority or permission granted in terms of sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Act, respectively, and shall lapse, in the case of the first-mentioned registration certificate or letter of delegation, on the expiry of a period of two years after such commencement and, in the case of such written authority or document of authority, on the expiry of the period for which it was granted or issued, or, if it was not granted or issued for a specified period, or if it was granted or issued for a period of six months or longer, on the expiry of a period of six months after such commencement. |
