Transitional provisions in relation to the acquisition of land etc.
9.—(1) This article is subject to article 10.
(2) Anything which, on the commencement date, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the URA under a superseded enactment may be continued by or in relation to the HCA under the corresponding provision of the Act.
(3) Any subordinate legislation or other thing done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the URA under or for the purposes of a superseded enactment shall, if in force or effective on the commencement date, have effect as if done by or in relation to the HCA under the corresponding provision of the Act so far as that is required for continuing its effect on and after the commencement date.
(4) Any enactment, instrument or other document (including the Act) passed or made before the commencement date shall have effect, so far as necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of paragraph (2) or (3), as if—
(a)any references (however expressed) to the HCA included, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any superseded enactment had effect, references to the URA;
(b)any references (however expressed) to the corresponding provision of the Act included, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any superseded enactment had effect, references to the superseded enactment;
(c)any references (however expressed) to the URA included, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding provision of the Act has effect, references to the HCA; and
(d)any references (however expressed) to a superseded enactment included, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding provision of the Act has effect, references to the corresponding provision.
(5) The references in paragraphs (2) and (3) to things done include references to things omitted to be done.
(6) In this article “superseded enactment” means sections 162 and 169 of, and Schedule 20 to, the 1993 Act.