13(1)On the day on which this Schedule comes into force all the property, rights and liabilities to which the Development Commissioners appointed under the M1Development and Road Improvement Funds Act 1909 (“the unincorporated Commission”) were entitled or subject immediately before that day shall by virtue of this paragraph become property, rights and liabilities of the Commission.
(2)This paragraph shall have effect to transfer to the Commission any rights and liabilities of the unincorporated Commission under contracts of employment.
(3)For the purpose of determining the length of service as an employee of the Commission of any person who becomes its employee by virtue of this paragraph, any service with the unincorporated Commission shall be treated as service with the Commission.
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14Every document referring to the unincorporated Commission shall be construed as if for that reference there were substituted, in relation to anything falling to be done or occurring on or after the day on which this Schedule comes into force, a reference to the Commission.
15Anything done by or in relation to the unincorporated Commission and having effect immediately before the day on which this Schedule comes into force shall so far as is required for continuing its effect thereafter be treated as if it had been done by or in relation to the Commission; and in particular any legal proceedings then pending to which the unincorporated Commission is a party may be continued by or in relation to the Commission.
16The Commission shall as soon as possible after the day on which this Schedule comes into force make to the Secretary of State a report on the proceedings of the unincorporated Commission since the end of the period for which the last report under section 4(6) of the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act 1909 was made; and the Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament.