Cap. 511 Art. 35Transitory provisions.

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

(2) Where, immediately before the coming into force of Part V of this Act, any legal proceedings are pending to which the Government 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 Malta Libraries shall, as from the date aforesaid, be substituted in such proceedings for the Government, or shall be made a party thereto in like manner as the Government could have become substituted, and such proceedings shall not abate by reason of such 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 Malta Libraries by this Act and securing and giving full effect to the transfer of any property or undertaking or any right or liability to the Malta Libraries by 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 the Malta Libraries.