Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

Continuity

5.  A transfer by virtue of a scheme does not affect the validity of anything done by or in relation to the transferor before the transfer takes effect.

6.  Anything which—

(a)is done by the transferor for the purposes of or otherwise in connection with anything transferred by virtue of a scheme, and

(b)is in effect immediately before the transfer date,

is to be treated as done by the Authority

7.  There may be continued by or in relation to the Authority anything (including legal proceedings)—

(a)which relates to anything transferred by virtue of a scheme, and

(b)which is in the process of being done by or in relation to the transferor immediately before the transfer date.

8.—(1) This paragraph applies to any document—

(a)which relates to anything transferred by virtue of a scheme, and

(b)which is in effect immediately before the transfer date.

(2) Any references in the document to the transferor are to be read as references to the Authority.