Consumer Protection Act 2007

Preservation of existing contracts.

38.— (1) Every bond, guarantee or other security of a continuing nature made or given by the Director to any person or by any person to the Director that is in force immediately before the establishment day, and every contract or agreement in writing made between the Director and any person that is in force but is not fully executed and completed immediately before the establishment day shall continue in force on and after that day and shall be construed and have effect as if the name of the Agency was substituted therein for the Director.

(2) Every document (including any certificate, licence, nomination, consent or authorisation) granted or made by the Director in the exercise of a function transferred by section 37 that is in force immediately before the establishment day shall continue in force on and after that day as if it had been granted or made by the Agency and shall be construed and have effect accordingly.