# The Nursing and Midwifery (Transfer of Staff and Property etc.) Order 2002, Article 3: Transfer of property, rights and liabilities


(1) Subject to the other provisions of this article, on the date of transfer, all the property, rights and liabilities of the old employers shall transfer in each case from the old employer in question to the relevant new employer and vest in the relevant new employer.
(2) Paragraph (1) is to have effect notwithstanding any provision which would otherwise prevent, penalise or restrict the transfer of the property.
(3) A right of pre-emption, right of reverter or other similar right is not to operate or become exercisable as a result of any transfer of any property by virtue of paragraph (1).
(4) In the case of such a transfer, any such right is to have effect as if the relevant new employer were the same person in law as the old employer in question and as if no transfer of the property had taken place.
(5) Liabilities of any member of an old employer, which were incurred in pursuance of their duties as a member, shall, on the date of transfer, transfer to and vest in the relevant new employer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/923/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-transfer-of-staff-and-property-etc-order-2002/article-3
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