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5.—(1) Any instrument made before the coming into force of this Order shall have effect, so far as may be necessary for the purpose or in consequence of the transfers effected by this Order, as if references to the Secretary of State were references to the Lord Chancellor.
(2) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done by or in relation to the Secretary of State before the coming into force of this Order, and anything which at the time of the coming into force of this Order is in process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State may, if it relates to a function transferred by this Order, be continued by or in relation to the Lord Chancellor.
(3) Anything done by the Secretary of State for the purpose of a function transferred by this Order, if in force at the coming into force of this Order, shall have effect, so far as required for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if done by the Lord Chancellor.
(4) Documents or forms produced for use in connection with any function transferred by this Order may be used even though they contain references to the Secretary of State and those references shall be construed so far as necessary as references to the Lord Chancellor.
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