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4.—(1) The transfer, by virtue of this Order, of any function exercisable by a Minister of Crown to the Scottish Ministers shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown before the transfer takes effect.
(2) Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the time when that transfer takes effect, is in the process of being done by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown may, so far as it relates to any function transferred, be continued by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers.
(3) Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown for the purposes of or in connection with any function transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of this Order shall, if in force at the time when the transfer takes effect, have effect as if done by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers insofar as that is required for continuing its effect after that time.
(4) A Minister of the Crown shall designate two members of the British Waterways Board(1) holding office at the time when this Order comes into force as the persons designated for the purposes of this Article.
(5) The first appointment to be made by the Scottish Ministers under section 1(6) of the Transport Act 1962(2) shall not require to be made until the end of the current term of appointment of a person so designated (or, the termination of that appointment, if earlier); and the second such appointment shall not require to be made until the end of the current term of appointment of the other person so designated (or, the termination of that appointment, if earlier).
(6) The first two appointments to be made by the Scottish Ministers under section 110(1) of the Transport Act 1968(3) may be made before, but shall not require to be made until, 1st August 2001.
The British Waterways Board was constituted by section 1 of the Transport Act 1962 (c. 46).
1962 c. 46; section 1(6) is substituted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to this Order.
1968 c. 73; section 110(1) is substituted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to this Order.
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