Section 40: Transitional and savings provisions.

1 Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive Secretary of the existing Centre or Committee prior to the coming into effect of this Act is deemed to have been transferred to the Centre established under this Act under the same conditions as Executive Secretary.

2 Any person who immediately before the commencement of this Act was a staff of the Centre or Committee shall continue in office and be deemed to have been appointed under this Act for the purpose of pension.

3 Properties held immediately before the commencement of this Act on behalf of the Centre by any person shall, by virtue of this Act, be vested in the Centre established under this Act.

4 The Centre established under this Act shall be subject to all the obligations and liabilities to which the Nigeria Anti-Doping Centre or National Anti-Doping Committee was subject to 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 or Committee immediately before the commencement of this Act.

5 Any proceeding or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the commencement of this Act by or against the Centre or Committee in respect of any right, interest, obligation or liability of the Centre or the Committee may be continued or commenced, as the case may be, and any determination of a court of law, tribunal or other commission, authority or person may be enforced by or against the Centre established under this Act to the same extent that such proceeding, cause of action or determination might have been continued, commenced or enforced by or against the Centre or Committee, as if this Act had not been made.

6 As from the commencement of this Act, any disciplinary proceeding pending or existing against any employee of the Centre or Committee shall be continued and completed by the Centre established under this Act.