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(1) The Regional Houses of Chiefs in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be the Regional Houses of Chiefs for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Until an instrument is made under subsection (2) of section 6 of this Act prescribing the membership of any Regional House of Chiefs, the membership of that House shall be as it was immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(3) Any person holding the office of Head or Deputy Head (howsoever called) or member of any such House of Chiefs immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to hold such office subject to the provisions of this Act so however that any such person holding office as Head or Deputy Head shall after the commencement of this Act be referred to as the President or Vice-President respectively of that House.

(4) Where a person to whom subsection (3) of this section applies is required by this Act to be elected he shall be deemed to have been duly elected with effect from the commencement of this Act.