Transitional Provisions

(1) All officers and employees holding office on a day immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, having been appointed to their posts by the Licensing and Transport Department or the Department of Transport and concerned with the licensing, registration and control of motor vehicles within the municipality, shall be deemed to have been seconded to the municipal authority until such time as the Department of Transport or the municipal authority decides to terminate such secondment, Provided that any officer or employee who does not wish to be so seconded may request the Department of Transport to be provided with alternative employment on no less favourable terms than his existing employment, but if no such alternative employment can be found, he shall be deemed to have become redundant and shall be paid retirement benefits accordingly. (2) All registers, records and other documents of whatever kind maintained or kept by the Department of Transport for the performance of its functions under this Act or otherwise, on the day immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, and concerned with licensing, registration and control of motor vehicles within the municipality, shall continue to be maintained or kept by the municipal authority. Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic [CAP. 230 81 (3) All licenses, licence plates, licences, receipts, authority cards or any other document of whatever kind issued by the Department of Transport and remaining effectual on the day immediately prior to the commencement of this Act shall continue to be valid for the purpose and for the period the same had been issued.