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this section, of section 107vzb of the Repatriation Act 1920 to, and in relation to, a decision of an Appeal Tribunal or an Assessment Appeal Tribunal, the reference in that section to the service, in accordance with section 107vk of that Act, of a copy of a decision of the Repatriation Review Tribunal shall be read as a reference to the furnishing to the Repatriation Commission of a copy of that first-mentioned decision.

Decisions of former Tribunals not affected by amendments made by section 14
50. (1) The amendments made by section 15 do not affect decisions of an Appeal Tribunal or of an Assessment Appeal Tribunal made before the commencement of this Part.
(2) Section 31 of the Repatriation Act 1920 and section 55 of the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940—
    (a) do not apply in relation to a decision referred to in sub-section (1) of this section that is—
        (i) a decision to which section 107vzb of the Repatriation Act 1920 applies by virtue of section 49 of this Act; or
        (ii) a decision to which section 107vzc of the Repatriation Act 1920 applies by virtue of section 49 of this Act that is binding on the Repatriation Commission by reason that the appropriate period specified in sub-section 107vzc (1) of that Act has not expired; and
    (b) subject to sub-section 107vzc (2) of the Repatriation Act 1920 in its application by virtue of section 49 of this Act, do not apply in relation to an assessment made by a decision to which sub-paragraph (a) (ii) of this sub-section applies.

Furnishing of copies of determinations, &c., before commencement of this Part
51. Where, before the commencement of this Part, a copy of a decision or determination was furnished to a person in accordance with section 47a of the Repatriation Act 1920 or section 8a of the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940, then—
    (a) where the decision or determination was a decision or determination of the Repatriation Commission or a Repatriation Board and the furnishing was in accordance with section 47a of the Repatriation Act 1920—that furnishing shall, after the commencement of this Part, be deemed, for the purposes of Part IIIa of the Repatriation Act 1920, to be a service, in accordance with section 47a of the Repatriation Act 1920 as in force after the commencement of this Part, of that copy;
    (b) where the decision or determination was a decision or determination of the Repatriation Commission or a Seamen's Pensions and Allowances Committee and the furnishing was in accordance with section 8a of the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940—that furnishing shall, after the commencement of this Part, be deemed, for the