Article 39 Revocation of earlier schemes

The schemes specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 hereto are, subject to the transitional provisions contained in Part VII of this scheme, hereby revoked to the extent mentioned in column 3; and nothing in the said Part VII shall be taken as restricting the general application of sections 16 and 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978 with regard to the effect of these revocations.