Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: supplementary
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1
In this article, “the transferor” means—
a
in relation to a former BIS function or anything transferred by article 7(1), the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and
b
in relation to a former DECC function or anything transferred by article 7(2), the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
2
Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the transferor may, so far as it relates to a former BIS function, a former DECC function or anything transferred by article 7, be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
3
Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the transferor in connection with a former BIS function, a former DECC function or anything transferred by article 7 has effect, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
4
Documents or forms printed for use in connection with a former BIS function or a former DECC function may be used in connection with that function even though they contain, or are to be read as containing, references to the transferor; and for the purposes of the use of any such documents or forms after the coming into force of this Order, those references are to be read as references to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
5
Any enactment or instrument passed or made before the coming into force of this Order has effect, so far as is necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of—
a
the transfer or entrusting to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of a former BIS function or a former DECC function, or
b
the transfer of anything by article 7,
as if references to (and references which are to be read as references to) the transferor were or included references to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
6
In paragraphs (2) to (5), references to the transferor include references to the department or an officer of the transferor; and references to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are to be read accordingly.
Art. 8 in force at 9.11.2016, see art. 1(2)