Cap. 455 Art. 17Transitory provisions.

(1) In respect of any designated property, when anything has been commenced by or under the authority of the Government prior to the Order of the President referring to such designated property or, in the case of designated property referred to in article 16(1), to the coming into force of this Part of this Act, as the case may be, and such thing relates to a designated property or any right or liability transferred to SportMalta by or under this Act, such thing may be carried on and completed by or as authorised by SportMalta.

(2) Where immediately before the coming into force of this Part of this Act, any legal proceedings are pending to which the Government is or is entitled to be a party, and such proceedings relate to designated property or any right or liability transferred by or under this Act, SportMalta shall, as from the date of the relevant President’s Order, be substituted in such proceedings for the Government or Commissioner of Land, as the case may be, or shall be made a part thereto in like manner as the Government or Commissioner of Land could have become.

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

(4) Where under a contract entered into by Government with third parties in respect of designated property prior to the coming into force of this Act a discretion is to be exercised or a state of fact is to be established or determined by SportMalta referred to in such contract, then such discretion or the right to establish or determine that state of fact shall be vested and exercisable by SportMalta without any further assurance other than by virtue of this Act.

(5) The provisions of sub-articles (1) and (2) shall not apply to those acts, rights and obligations exercisable by or vested in or binding upon Government in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance or of the

Government Lands Act substituting the said Ordinance or to proceedings instituted before the Land Arbitration Board in accordance with the provisions of the said Ordinance or before any other competent court in matters relating to the acquisition by government of immovable property under the provisions of the said Ordinance.