s.25Transitional provisions
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Section 25Part 0 —

Transitional provisions

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On the operative date, the post of Complaints Commissioner is abolished and the assets, liabilities, property and contracts of the office of the Complaints Commissioner, together with all functions and powers required to ensure the effectiveness and continuity of regulation, are transferred to the Ombudsman.
Every matter commenced under the Complaints Commissioner Law (2014 Revision) and partly dealt with by the Complaints Commissioner on the operative date, is to be continued and dealt with in all respects under this Law and the provisions of this Law are to apply accordingly.
Regulations which relate to the functions or powers of the Complaints Commissioner and which are in force on the day preceding the operative date, shall continue to apply to the Ombudsman on and after the operative date, with all necessary changes being made, as if made under this Law.
On and after the operative date, a reference to the Complaints Commissioner in any other Law or in any document shall be read and construed as a reference to the Ombudsman.
All things lawfully made or done under the Complaints Commissioner Law (2014 Revision) shall continue in force on and after the operative date and shall be deemed to have been made or done under this Law.
In this section —
means the person appointed as such under section 3 of the Complaints Commissioner Law (2014 Revision);
means the Complaints (Maladministration) Law (2018 Revision);
means the person appointed by the Governor under section 3 of the Ombudsman Law, 2017 [Law 23 of 2017]; and
means the 17th January, 2018, the date of commencement of the Complaints Commissioner (Amendment) Law, 2017 [Law 26 of 2017].

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Complaints Commissionerthis LawOmbudsmanoperative date

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