The provisions of this part insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter in Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), as those provisions, including applicable regulations, existed on December 31, 1993, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
Ca. Rev. and Tax. Code § 18412