Article 28 The Contracting Out Order

The Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Insurance) Order 1998^f1 is revoked.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any contract made between the Treasury and the Authority that relates to the exercise of functions listed in the Schedule to that Order which is subsisting immediately before commencement, continues to have effect on and after commencement, to the extent that it relates to matters ancillary to the exercise of those functions including—

Any obligation of the Authority under such a contract which continues to have effect after commencement is to be treated as a function conferred on the Authority by or under a provision of the Act for the purposes of Schedule 1.

The Authority must comply in a reasonable time with any direction that the Treasury give to it that relates to the conduct of relevant litigation or the handling of any proposal to initiate such litigation.

In paragraph (4), “relevant litigation” means any litigation that arises from or relates to the exercise of the functions listed in the Schedule to that Order by the Authority, whether or not the Authority is or the Treasury are a party.