Cap. 510 Art. 62Transitory provisions.

(1) When anything has been commenced by or under the authority of the Government, the Consumer and Competition Department, the Malta Standards Authority and the Malta National Laboratory Company Limited prior to the date of the coming into force of this Part, and such thing relates to any of the properties or undertakings or any right or liability transferred to the Authority by or under this Act, such thing may be carried on and completed by or as authorised by the Authority.

(2) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this Part of the Act, any legal proceedings are pending to which the Government, the Consumer and Competition Department, the Malta Standards Authority and the Malta National Laboratory Company Limited is or is entitled to be a party, and such proceedings are related to any of the properties or undertakings, or any right or liability transferred by or under this Act, the Authority shall, as from the date aforesaid, be substituted in such proceedings for the Government or for the aforesaid Department, Authority or Company, as the case may be, or shall be made a part thereto in like manner as the Government, any such Department, Authority or Company could have become a party as aforesaid, and such proceedings shall not abate by reason of the substitution.

(3) The Minister may, by order, make such incidental, consequential and supplemental provisions as he may deem necessary or expedient for the purpose of determining, as appropriate, the assets transferred to the Authority by this Act and securing and giving full effect to the transfer of any property or undertaking or any right or liability to the Authority by this Act and make such orders as may be necessary to make any powers and duties exercisable by the Government, the Consumer and Competition Department, the Malta Standards Authority and the Malta National Laboratory Company Limited in relation to any of the transferred property or undertakings exercisable by or on behalf of the Authority.