10Continuation or institution of proceedings by or against transferees

10 Continuation or institution of proceedings by or against transferees

10 Continuation or institution of proceedings by or against transferees

(1) Proceedings that were instituted by or against a transferor before the alteration day, or that could have been instituted by or against the transferor but for the alteration of boundaries and other matters effected by other provisions of this Proclamation, may be continued or instituted by or against the transferee if:

(a) the proceedings relate to or arise out of or are connected with staff, assets, rights or liabilities transferred pursuant to this Proclamation, or

(b) the proceedings relate to a matter for which responsibility is transferred to the transferee pursuant to or as a result of this Proclamation.

(2) For that purpose:

(a) proceedings instituted by or against the transferor are taken to be proceedings instituted by or against the transferee, and

(b) anything done by or in relation to the transferor is taken to have been done by or in relation to the transferee.

(3) In this clause:

proceedings means criminal proceedings, civil proceedings, civil penalty proceedings or other legal proceedings (including the issue of penalty notices for alleged offences and proceedings arising out of the issue of any such penalty notice).