Maritime Area Planning Act 2021

102

Provisions supplementary to section 101

102. (1) Every MAC granted by the relevant Minister pursuant to section 101 that is in force immediately before the establishment day shall, on and after that day, continue in force as if it had been granted by the MARA and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may continue to be terminated, amended, revoked or suspended in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(2) Any legal proceedings, pending immediately before the establishment day, relating to a matter which arises from the performance of the relevant Minister’s functions under section 101 and to which the relevant Minister is a party by virtue of such performance shall be continued, on and after the establishment day, with the substitution in the proceedings, in so far as the relevant Minister is such a party, of the MARA for the relevant Minister in the relevant Minister’s capacity as such a party.

(3) Any thing commenced and not completed before the establishment day by, or under the authority of, the relevant Minister pursuant to the performance of the relevant Minister’s functions under section 101 may be carried on or completed on or after that day by the MARA.

(4) Any reference to the relevant Minister, in his or her capacity as the relevant Minister performing functions under section 101, in any document (howsoever described) created during the relevant period shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as a reference to the MARA in so far as the reference relates to the relevant Minister in such capacity.