5.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Order, any right which was enforceable by or against any of the old authorities is enforceable by or against the relevant new authority.
(2) Nothing in this article affects the enforceability of any right or liability which, by or under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, is transferred to any of the National Health Service Trusts set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.