The Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002

Incidental and supplementary provisions

13.  Without prejudice to Articles 10 and 11 above, anything done before the appointed day by, or on behalf of, or in relation to, the existing board for the purposes of or in connection with the property, rights and liabilities transferred by article 4 of this Order shall, on and after the appointed day, be treated as having been done by, or on behalf of, or in relation to, the Authority and–

(a) any legal proceedings by the existing board, or in relation to which it is a party, for the purposes of, or in connection with, the said property, rights and liabilities may be continued by, or in relation to, the Authority; and, accordingly references to the existing board in any process or other document issued, prepared or employed for the purposes of any such proceedings before any court, tribunal or other body shall be taken as referring to the Authority;

(b) every contract or agreement whether written or not, to which the existing board is a party for the purposes of, or in connection with, the said property, rights and liabilities shall have effect in relation to such property, rights and liabilities as if the Authority was the party thereto in place of the existing board and as if for each reference therein to the existing board there was substituted a reference to the Authority; and

(c) every deed, bond, instrument and other document relating to the said property, rights and liabilities shall have effect in relation to such property, rights and liabilities as if, where the existing board is a party thereto the Authority was substituted as that party and as if for each reference therein to the existing board there was substituted a reference to the Authority.