2Transitory provisions.
(1)Where anything in relation to the property, powers or duties transferred by this Act was commenced by or under the authority of the Secretary for Scotland before the time of the transfer aforesaid, that thing may be carried on and completed by or under the authority of a Secretary of State.
(2)Where at the time of the transfer aforesaid any legal proceeding is pending to which the Secretary for Scotland is a party and that proceeding has reference to any property, powers, or duties transferred by this Act, a Secretary of State shall be substituted in that proceeding for the Secretary for Scotland, and that proceeding shall not abate by reason of the substitution.
(3)All permanent secretaries, inspectors, clerks, or other officers employed under the Secretary for Scotland at the time of the transfer aforesaid shall hold their offices and places under the Secretary of State, and shall do so upon the same terms and conditions, and shall have the same powers, privileges, and immunities with respect to the performance of their duties, as if this Act had not passed.