The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

Other supplementary provisions

11.—(1) The transfer of a function to a body established by a delegation order does not affect anything previously done in the exercise of the function transferred; and the resumption of a function so transferred does not affect anything previously done in exercise of the function resumed.

(2) The Department may by order make such transitional and other supplementary provision as it thinks necessary or expedient in relation to the transfer or resumption of a function.

(3) The provision that may be made in connection with the transfer of a function includes, in particular, provision—

(a) for modifying or excluding any provision of Part III of this Order in its application to the function transferred;

(b) for applying to the body established by the delegation order, in connection with the function transferred, any provision applying to the Department which is contained in or made under any other statutory provision;

(c) for the transfer of any property, rights or liabilities from the Department to that body;

(d) for the carrying on and completion by that body of anything in process of being done by the Department when the order takes effect;

(e) for the substitution of that body for the Department in any instrument, contract or legal proceedings.

(4) The provision that may be made in connection with the resumption of a function includes, in particular, provision—

(a) for the transfer of any property, rights or liabilities from that body to the Department;

(b) for the carrying on and completion by the Department of anything in process of being done by that body when the order takes effect;

(c) for the substitution of the Department for that body in any instrument, contract or legal proceedings.

12.  Where a delegation order is revoked, the Department may by order make provision—

(a) for the payment of compensation to persons ceasing to be employed by the body established by the delegation order; and

(b) as to the winding up and dissolution of the body.