# The North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, Paragraph 2

Extent: N.I.

(1) In the construction and for the purposes of any enactment or document passed, made or issued before the appointed day, any refrence to, or which is to be construed as a reference to, the transferor shall, so far as may be necessary for the purpose of the transfer, be construed as a reference to the Body.
(2) The transfer shall not affect the validity of any enactment or document made or issued or any other act done by, or in relation to, the transferor before the appointed day; and any such instrument, document or act shall, if in force immediately before that day, continue in force to the same extent and subject to the same provisions as if it had been duly made, issued or done by, or in relation to, the Body.
(3) Anything (including any legal proceedings) in the process of being done by or in relation to the transferor immediately before the appointed day may be continued by or in relation to the Body.
(4) All property, rights and liabilities to which the transferor is entitled or subject immediately before the appointed day shall on that day be transferred to, and by virtue of this Order vest in, the Body.
(5) Sub-paragraph (4) does not apply in relation to rights and liabilities in respect of a contract of employment (which are dealt with in paragraph 3).
(6) A certificate signed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development that any property, right or liability has vested in the Body under sub-paragraph (4) or paragraph 3 shall be conclusive evidence of that fact for all purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/859/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northsouth-co-operation-implementation-bodies-northern-ireland-order-1999/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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