SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transitional provisions

39Transfers of Assembly functions: property, rights and liabilities

1

The property, rights and liabilities to which the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 is entitled or subject in connection with any transferred function are transferred to and vest in the transferee of the function.

2

Anything (including legal proceedings) which relates to—

a

any transferred function, or

b

any property, rights or liabilities transferred by sub-paragraph (1) in connection with any transferred function,

and which is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 immediately before the transfer time may be continued by or in relation to the transferee of the transferred function.

3

Anything which was done by or in relation to the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 for the purpose of or in connection with—

a

any transferred function, or

b

any property, rights or liabilities transferred by sub-paragraph (1) in connection with any transferred function,

and which is in effect immediately before the transfer time has effect as if done by or in relation to the transferee of the transferred function.

4

In any instruments, contracts or legal proceedings which relate to—

a

any transferred function, or

b

any property, rights or liabilities transferred by sub-paragraph (1) in connection with any transferred function,

and which are made or commenced before the transfer time, the transferee of the transferred function is substituted for the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998.