s 22 Continuation and completion of disciplinary proceedings
22.—(1) Where on 15 October 1991, any disciplinary proceedings are pending against any employee of the Government transferred to the service of the Council under section 18, any committee acting under due authority to hear or investigate the matter continues to exist, despite this Act, for the purpose of completing the hearing or investigation and the making of an order or rendering a decision (as the case may be), and the Government or committee must complete the hearing or investigation in accordance with the authority vested in the Government or committee immediately before that date and make such order, rule or direction as the Government or committee could have made under the authority vested in it immediately before that date. (2) Any order, rule or direction made or given by the Government or committee under this section is treated as an order, rule or direction of the Council and has the same force or effect as if it had been made or given by the Council pursuant to the authority vested in the Council under this Act.