7 Transitional and consequential provisions.

1

Any agreement—

a

which has been entered into for any purpose of the House of Lords by the Clerk of the Parliaments or any other officer of the House of Lords, and

b

which, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, is in force or effective,

shall on and after that day have effect as if made by the Corporate Officer of the Lords.

2

Where an agreement has effect in accordance with subsection (1) above, any reference to the Clerk of the Parliaments or an officer of the House of Lords in any document incorporating or otherwise connected with the agreement shall on and after that day be construed as a reference to the Corporate Officer of the Lords.

3

Any agreement—

a

which has been entered into for any purpose of the House of Commons by the Under Clerk of the Parliaments or any other officer of the House of Commons, and

b

which immediately before the day on which this section comes into force is in force or effective.

shall on and after that day have effect as if made by the Corporate Officer of the Commons.

4

Where an agreement has effect in accordance with subsection (3) above, any reference to the Under Clerk of the Parliaments or an officer of the House of Commons in any document incorporating or otherwise connected with the agreement shall on and after that day be construed as a reference to the Corporate Officer of the Commons.

P15

With effect from such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, section 21 of the M1Crown Lands Act 1851 (by virtue of which the Secretary of State has certain functions once discharged by the Surveyor General of Her Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings) shall cease to have effect in relation to the Palace of Westminster.