Section 22: Savings and transfer of liabilities, staff, etc.

(1) Accordingly, the functions, rights, interests, obligations and liabilities of the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act under any contract or instrument, or in law or in equity apart from any contract or instrument shall by virtue of this Act, be deemed to have been assigned to and vested in the Centre established by this Act.
(2)
Any such contract or instrument as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, shall be of the same force and effect against or in favour of the Centre established by this Act and shall be enforceable as fully and effectively as if instead of the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act, the Centre established by this Act has been named therein or has been a party thereto.
(3) The Centre established by this Act shall be subject to all the obligations and liabilities to which the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act was subject immediately before the commencement of this Act and all other persons shall have the same rights, powers and remedies against the Centre established by this Act as they had against the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act.
(4) Any proceedings or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the commencement of this Act, by or against the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act, in respect of any right, interest, obligation or liability of the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act may be continued or as the case may be, commenced and any determination of a court of law, tribunal or other authority or person may be enforced by or against the Centre established by this Act to the same extent that such proceedings or cause of action or determination might have been continued, commenced or enforced by or against the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act.
(5) Any person who immediately before the coming into force of this Act is the holder of any office in the Centre existing before the commencement of this Act shall, on the commencement of this Act, continue in office and be deemed to have been appointed to his office by the Centre established by this Act.