Adoption Act 2010

141.

Pending legal proceedings.

141.— (1) If, immediately before the establishment day, any legal proceedings to which An Bord Uchtála is a party are pending in any court or tribunal—

( a) the Authority’s name is substituted in the proceedings for that of An Bord Uchtála, and

( b) the proceedings do not abate because of the substitution.

(2) Any reference to An Bord Uchtála in an order made by a court or tribunal before the establishment day shall be read on and after the establishment day as a reference to the Authority.