882. Proceedings brought before 31 December 1987 in accordance with any provision amended, replaced or repealed by this Act may be continued in accordance with that provision as it stood on that date where it cannot be continued in accordance with this Act, in particular by reason of the time limits fixed by this Act or any other Act.
The first paragraph does not apply to proceedings referred to in section 12 or 13 of the Interpretation Act (chapter I-16). Any vacancy in the office of a member of the council occurring before 1 January 1988 shall be filled in accordance with the provisions in force on 31 December 1987.