Final provisions

13Transitional and saving provision

(1)

Subsection (2) applies to anything that—

(a)

is done (or has effect as if done) by or in relation to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (“the Institute”) for the purposes of, or otherwise in connection with, a transferred function, and

(b)

is in effect immediately before the function is transferred.

(2)

Anything to which this subsection applies is to be treated, so far as is necessary for continuing its effect, as done by or in relation to the Secretary of State.

(3)

There may be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State anything (including legal proceedings) which—

(a)

relates to a transferred function, and

(b)

is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Institute immediately before the function is transferred.

(4)

In this section “transferred function” means a function transferred from the Institute to the Secretary of State by this Act.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make further transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(6)

Regulations under subsection (5)—

(a)

must be made by statutory instrument;

(b)

may make different provision for different purposes.