Pending legal proceedings.

51.—(1) Where, immediately before the establishment day, any legal proceedings are pending in any court or tribunal and the Director is a party to the proceedings, the following shall have effect—

(a) the Commission shall be substituted for the Director as a party to the proceedings.

(b) the name of the Commission shall be substituted in the proceedings for that of the Director, and

(c) the proceedings shall not abate by reason of such substitution.

(2) Where, immediately before the establishment day—

(a) any legal proceedings are pending in any court or tribunal and the Director is a party to those proceedings, and

(b) the proceedings have reference to any functions transferred from the Director to the Commission by section 9 ,

the Commission shall not be substituted for the Director in those proceedings notwithstanding such transfer of functions under this section.