The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963

Dissolution of former Corporation and vesting of assets and liabilities in new Corporation

56.—(1) In this section—

“former Corporation” means the Central African Airways Corporation established by the Central African Airways Corporation Act 1960 of the Federation;

“new Corporation” means the Corporation constituted by section 50.

(2) On the dissolution of the Federation, the former Corporation shall be dissolved and all assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the former Corporation shall vest in the new Corporation by virtue of this section, and accordingly—

(a) all agreements and instruments giving rise or otherwise relating to such assets, rights, liabilities or obligations which were subsisting immediately before the dissolution shall on and after the dissolution have effect and be enforceable as if references therein to the former Corporation were references to the new Corporation and, where the former Corporation was a party thereto, as if the new Corporation had been a party thereto instead of the former Corporation;

(b) in any legal proceedings connected with such assets, rights, liabilities or obligations which were pending immediately before the dissolution by or against the former Corporation, the new Corporation shall be substituted for the former Corporation as a party.

(3) Where any person who was in the service of the former Corporation immediately before the dissolution becomes by virtue of this section a person in the service of the new Corporation, his the service under the former new Corporation shall be treated as service under the new Corporation for the purposes of determining rights to or eligibility for pension, gratuity or leave in respect of his service.

(4) Where title to any immovable property or any right or obligation relating to such property is vested in the new Corporation by virtue of this section, and such title, right or obligation or any deed relating thereto has been registered before the dissolution under any law, the officer having charge of the register concerned shall, on application by the new Corporation or any person having an interest in such property, make the necessary alterations in the register and, if presented therefor, endorsements on the deeds relating to the title, right or obligation concerned; and no stamp or other duties shall be payable in respect thereof.

(5) The provisions of subsection (2) shall have effect subject to any agreement entered into or instrument executed by virtue of section 58.