Cap. 499 чл. 37Construction of laws, etc.

(1) Subject to other provisions of this Act, all laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgements, decrees, awards, deeds, bonds, contracts, agreements, instruments, documents, warrants and other arrangements, subsisting immediately before the date of the coming into force of this Part of this Act affecting or relating to any of the properties or undertakings transferred to the Authority by or under this Act and in which the Government or a government authority is a party thereto or is named therein shall have full force and effect against or in favour of the Authority, and shall be enforceable freely and effectually, in such manner as if instead of the Government or governmental authority the Authority has been named therein or had been a party thereto, and otherwise in substitution of the Government or governmental authority.

(2) Any reference in any law to the Malta Transport Authority or the Public Transport Authority or the Malta Maritime Authority or the Civil Aviation Department shall be read and construed as a reference to the Authority as so defined in article 2 and shall include a reference to any Directorate established under this Act, as the case may require.