PART 7General
70Transitional provision
1
Nothing in a provision of this Act affects the validity of anything done by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown before the provision comes into force.
2
Anything (including legal proceedings) which is in the process of being done by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown at the time when a provision of this Act comes into force may, so far as it relates to a function transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of that provision, be continued by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers.
3
Anything done (or which has effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown—
a
which is in force when a provision of this Act comes into force, and
b
which was done for the purposes of or in connection with a function transferred by virtue of that provision,
has effect as if done by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers, so far as that is required for continuing its effect.
4
This section applies subject to any provision made by regulations under section 71.
5
In this section “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.