Repeal subject to certain provisos

2. Repeal of the act and parts of acts, and all amendments and supplements thereto, pursuant to section 1 of this act, is subject to the following provisos: a. The alternate benefit programs established by the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Board of Higher Education for certain employees of State and county colleges, are continued except as the benefit and contribution schedules are revised by this act. b. The timely filing of applications for transfer from the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and the Group Annuity Plan as specified in such acts shall be deemed to have not been revised by this act. c. The transfer of employee and employer contributions from the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and the Group Annuity Plan to the insurers or mutual fund companies of the alternate benefit programs shall be considered as having met the requirements of said acts and shall be continued as provided by this act. d. Any contributions made by a member of the alternate benefit program for any additional death benefit coverage established under said acts shall not be returnable to the member or his beneficiary in any manner, or for any reason whatsoever, nor shall any contributions made for the additional death benefit coverage be included in any annuity payable to any such member or to his beneficiary.