Anything done by, or in relation to, the Executive in relation to the functions which has effect at the date of the coming into force of these Regulations shall, so far as necessary or appropriate for the purposes of, or in consequence of, the transfer, have effect as if done by, or in relation to, the Office of Rail Regulation.

There may be continued by, or in relation to, the Office of Rail Regulation anything (including legal proceedings) relating to the functions which is in the process of being done by, or in relation to, the Executive immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.

Any reference to the Executive in any document relating to the functions shall be taken, so far as necessary or appropriate for the purposes of, or in consequence of, the transfer, as a reference to the Office of Rail Regulation.

The transfer does not affect the validity of anything done by, or in relation to, the Executive before the coming into force of these Regulations.

In this regulation a reference to the Executive, or to the Office of Rail Regulation, includes respectively a reference to an officer of that body, including any inspector appointed by it, so far as necessary or appropriate for the purposes of, or in consequence of, the transfer.

If and in so far as immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations any of the functions are held by a local authority pursuant to any transfer or assignment made under regulations 5 or 6 of the Enforcing Authority Regulations, paragraphs (2) to (6) of this regulation shall have effect as if any reference to the “Executive” were a reference to a local authority.