Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

Power to manage the civil service

39 (1) Anything done under old management functions by—

(a) a Minister of the Crown, or

(b) any other servant of the Crown under a delegation under section 1 of the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992,

is treated as done under subsection (1) or (2) of section 3 of this Act (as the case may be) so far as necessary or appropriate for continuing its effect after the coming into force of section 3.

(2) Civil servants who, immediately before section 3 comes into force, held their positions in the civil service under or subject to old management functions, continue to hold their positions but under or subject to subsection (1) or (2) of that section (as the case may be).

(3) The powers in subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 may (in particular) be used to deal with transitional matters.

(4) Section 1 of this Act applies for the purposes of this paragraph as it applies for the purposes of Chapter 1 of this Part of this Act.