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Government of Wales Act 2006

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General transfer of property, rights and liabilities

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1(1)The property, rights and liabilities to which, at the coming into force of an Order in Council under section 58, a Minister of the Crown is entitled or subject in connection with any function exercisable by the Minister of the Crown and transferred by the Order in Council are transferred to and vest in the transferee of the function.

(2)In this Schedule “the transferee”, in relation to a function transferred by an Order in Council under section 58, means whichever of the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General may exercise the function by virtue of the Order in Council.

(3)Anything (including legal proceedings) which relates to—

(a)any function exercisable by a Minister of the Crown which is transferred by an Order in Council under section 58, or

(b)any property, rights or liabilities transferred by sub-paragraph (1) as the result of the transfer of any such function by such an Order in Council,

and which is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Minister of the Crown immediately before the coming into force of the Order in Council may be continued by or in relation to the transferee of the function.

(4)Anything which was done by a Minister of the Crown for the purpose of or in connection with—

(a)any function exercisable by the Minister of the Crown which is transferred by an Order in Council under section 58, or

(b)any property, rights or liabilities transferred by sub-paragraph (1) as the result of the transfer of any such function by such an Order in Council,

and which is in effect immediately before the coming into force of the Order in Council has effect as if done by the transferee of the function.

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

(a)any function exercisable by a Minister of the Crown which is transferred by an Order in Council under section 58, or

(b)any property, rights or liabilities transferred by sub-paragraph (1) as the result of the transfer of any such function by such an Order in Council,

and which are made or commenced before the coming into force of the Order in Council, the transferee of the function is substituted for the Minister of the Crown.

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