39. (1) This section applies if—
(a) tuberculosis is a transmissible notifiable condition within the meaning of the new Public Health Act; and
(b) before the commencement day, a medical practitioner had given a notice to the Medical Officer of Health under subsection 6 (1) of the Tuberculosis Act in relation to a person who the practitioner has reasonable grounds for believing to have tuberculosis.
(2) Where this section applies, the medical practitioner is to be taken to have complied with the requirements of section 102 of the new Public Health Act in relation to the notification of the condition.