Article 5 Transfers: supplementary

(1)

This Order shall not affect the validity of anything done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs before the coming into force of this Order.

(2)

Anything which—

(a)

has been, or has effect as if, done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in connection with the international development functions or anything transferred by article 4, and

(b)

is in force at the coming into force of this Order,

shall, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, have effect as if done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for International Development.

(3)

Anything (including any legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs may, so far as it relates to—

(a)

any of the international development functions, or

(b)

anything to which article 4, or paragraph (2) above, relates,

be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State for International Development.

(4)

In this article, a reference to anything done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs includes a reference to anything done pursuant to a delegation under section 3(3) of the Overseas Pensions Act 1973^f1 (pensions and superannuation schemes: supplementary).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1973 c. 21.