N.J. Stat. § 32:26-12
Any provision of Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes and any rule or regulation of the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles prescribing vehicle equipment requirements shall continue to be of force and effect until superseded by a rule, regulation or code adopted by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles by and with the approval of the Attorney General pursuant to the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. Any such rule, regulation or code shall specify the provision or provisions of existing statute being superseded in accordance with and as required by this act. Any such provision or provisions are hereby repealed, effective on the date when the rule, regulation or code superseding such provision or provisions becomes effective pursuant to the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact and such other provisions of this act as may be applicable.
N.J.S. § 32:26-12