3.—(1) All functions which immediately before the transfer date are exercisable by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning or by the Head of that Department shall, as from that date, be exercisable respectively by the Department of the Environment and the Head of that Department.
(2) All assets and liabilities to which the Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning is entitled or subject immediately before the transfer date shall on that date be transferred to the Department of the Environment and accordingly, as from that date, by virtue of this Order and without any further conveyance, transfer or assignment those assets shall vest in, and those liabilities shall become liabilities of, the Department of the Environment.
Para. (3) rep. by 1999 NI 1