N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 91.02: Application of certain amendments, repeals or additions to former mental hygiene law

§ 91.02 Application of certain amendments, repeals or additions to

former mental hygiene law.

(a) An act of the legislature of the year in which this act shall have

become a law which, in form, amends or repeals or purports to amend or

repeal any provision or provisions of the former mental hygiene law, as

in force immediately prior to the date that this act shall take effect,

shall be legally effective notwithstanding the repeal of such former law

by this act and shall be construed as an amendment, or repeal, as the

case may be, of the corresponding provision or provisions of this act

irrespective of whether such provision or provisions are contained in

this act in one or more than one article, section, subdivision or other

part thereof and such corresponding provision or provisions shall be

deemed and construed to be amended, modified, changed or repealed as

though the same had been expressly and in terms so amended or repealed.

(b) An act of the legislature of the year in which this act shall have

become a law which adds or purports to add a new article, section,

subdivision or other provision of law to the former mental hygiene law,

as in force and effect immediately prior to the date that this act shall

take effect, shall be legally effective notwithstanding the repeal of

such former law by this act and shall be construed as having been added

to this act and shall be given full effect according to its context as

if the same had been added expressly and in terms to this act and shall

be deemed and construed to have been inserted in this act in

juxtaposition to and as modifying the effect of the corresponding

provision or provisions of this act.