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service leave under the Stevedoring Industry Act 1956–1961, or that Act as amended and in force at any time before the commencement of this Act, that last-mentioned entitlement shall, for the purposes of sub-section (1.) of this section, be deemed to consist of the number of days included in that period less, if that period exceeds six days, the number of whole days ascertained by dividing by seven the number of days included in that period.
(4.) This section does not apply in relation to a person who has (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) become entitled to payment under section 45e of the Stevedoring Industry Act 1956–1961 or that Act as amended and in force at any time, and section 45e of the Principal Act as amended by this Act does not apply in relation to a person who has become entitled to long service leave under this section.

Completion of 15 years' qualifying service before the commencement of this Act.
7. Where—
       (a) a person becomes entitled to long service leave under paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 45d of the Principal Act as amended by this Act; and
       (b) the period of fifteen years' qualifying service in respect of which he becomes so entitled ended on a date before the commencement of this Act,
the person shall, notwithstanding that this Act was not in force on that date, be deemed, for the purposes of paragraph (e) of sub-section (2.) of section 45d of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, to have become so entitled on that date.

Application of amendments to persons who became entitled to long service leave before the commencement of this Act.
8.—(1.) Where a person—
       (a) before the commencement of this Act, became entitled to long service leave under the previous Act; and
      (b) completed fifteen years' qualifying service, for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, on or before the date on which he became so entitled,
the person is not entitled to long service leave under paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 45d of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
(2.) Where a person—
      (a) before the commencement of this Act, became entitled to long service leave under the previous Act; and
      (b) becomes entitled to long service leave under the Principal Act as amended by this Act in respect of a period of qualifying service that commenced before the date on which the first-mentioned entitlement accrued,

the entitlement of the person to long service leave under the Principal Act as amended by this Act shall be calculated as if it were in respect of that part only