417 - Preservation of rights of certain members.

§ 417. Preservation of rights of certain members.  Notwithstanding the  repeal by this chapter of sections eighty-one, eighty-one-a, eighty-two,  eighty-three,  eighty-three-a, eighty-four, eighty-four-a (such sections  eighty-four-a having been separately  added  by  chapters  five  hundred  sixty-five  and  five  hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred  sixty-five), eighty-five, eighty-five-a,  eighty-six,  eighty-seven  and  eighty-eight  of  article  two  of this chapter, as amended, the rights,  privileges and immunities of  persons  who  are  members  of  the  state  employees'  retirement  system  pursuant  to  such  sections and who are  transferred to the retirement system established by this article, on the  effective date thereof, shall not be affected or impaired, but the  same  may  be enjoyed, asserted or enforced as fully and to the same extent as  if such sections had not been so repealed.