Communications Regulation Act, 2002
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Pending legal proceedings. |
51.—(1) Where, immediately before the establishment day, any legal proceedings are pending in any court or tribunal and the Director is a party to the proceedings, the following shall have effect— | |
(a) the Commission shall be substituted for the Director as a party to the proceedings. | ||
(b) the name of the Commission shall be substituted in the proceedings for that of the Director, and | ||
(c) the proceedings shall not abate by reason of such substitution. | ||
(2) Where, immediately before the establishment day— | ||
(a) any legal proceedings are pending in any court or tribunal and the Director is a party to those proceedings, and | ||
(b) the proceedings have reference to any functions transferred from the Director to the Commission by section 9 , | ||
the Commission shall not be substituted for the Director in those proceedings notwithstanding such transfer of functions under this section. |