17.—(1) During the transitional period, any person who provides to Heritable, pursuant to any contract or agreement, services or facilities which are reasonably required by Heritable to perform its duties under or pursuant to this Order or the agreement referred to in article 16 shall—
(a)provide such services to Heritable for the benefit of ING; or
(b)if so requested by Heritable, provide such services direct to ING.
(2) No such person shall, without the consent of the Treasury or permission of the Court, during the transitional period, terminate or modify any such contract or agreement, or treat it as terminated or modified, by virtue or in connection with the requirement under this article to provide services or facilities to or for the benefit of ING.