effective dates

effective dates Sec. 603. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Act shall take effect on January 1, 1957. (b) The amendment or repeal of any provision of law by this Act shall not operate to deprive any person of payments of the six-months’ death gratuity or of any payments which such person would be eligible to receive, but for such amendment or repeal, by reason of the death or disability of any person occurring prior to January 1, 1957; nor shall the amendment or repeal of any such provision operate to deprive any person disabled prior to January 1, 1957, of any right or the continuation of benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled by reason of such disability except for such amendment or repeal.