8.—(1) The functions, immediately before the day of the coming into operation of this Order, of the Treasury under sections 3 and 4 of the Stock Transfer Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 [1963 c.24] are hereby transferred to the Department of Finance.
(2) The Stock Transfer (Amendment of Forms) Order (Northern Ireland) 1974 [SR 1974/266] (additional provisions as to transfer forms) shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, as if Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments—No.1) Order 1973 [SI 1973/2163] (Acts relating to functions transferred to the Treasury) had not included a reference to sections 3 and 4 of the said Act of 1963.
Para.(3) inserts s.3(2A) in 1963 c.24 (NI)