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(1)On such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint—
(a)the BAA shall cease to exist; and
(b)(subject to section 3) all the property, rights and liabilities to which the BAA was entitled or subject immediately before that day shall become by virtue of this section property, rights and liabilities of a company nominated for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State;
and references in this Act to the appointed day or to the successor company are references to the day so appointed or to the company so nominated respectively.
(2)The Secretary of State may, after consulting the BAA, by order nominate for the purposes of this section any company formed and registered under the M1Companies Act 1985;
(3)References in this Act to property, rights and liabilities of the BAA are references to all such property, rights and liabilities, whether or not capable of being transferred or assigned by the BAA.
(4)In the M2House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part III of Schedule 1 (other disqualifying offices) there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
“Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown”;
and the like insertion shall be made in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.
(5)An order under this section appointing a day under subsection (1) or nominating any company for the purposes of this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order at any time before any property, rights or liabilities vest in any company by virtue of this section.
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P1S. 2(1): 1.8.1986 appointed for purposes of s. 2(1) by S.I. 1986/1228, art. 5
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