182 No. 15 of 2009] Transfer of assets and liabilities Legal proceedings Information and Communication Technologies 4. (1) On or after the commencement of this Act, there shall be transferred to, vest in and subsist against the Authority by virtue of this Act and without further assurance, all assets, rights and obligations which immediately before that date were the assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the Communications Authority. (2) Subject to subparagraph (1), every deed, bond and agreement, other than an agreement for personnel service, to which the Communications Authority was a party immediately before the commencement of this Act whether or not of such a nature that rights, liabilities and obligations could be assigned, shall, unless its subject matter or terms make it impossible that it should have effect as modified, as provided under this paragraph, have effect as if— the Authority had been party to it; for any reference to the Communications Authority there was substituted, with respect to anything falling to be done on or after the commencement of this Act, a reference to the Authority; or (c) for any reference to any officer of the Communications Authority, not being a party to it and beneficially interested, there were substituted, as respects anything falling to be done on or after the commencement of this Act, a reference to such officer of the Authority as the Authority shall designate. (3) Where under this Act, any assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the Communications Authority are deemed to be transferred to the Authority in respect of which transfer a written law provides for registration, the Authority shall make an application in writing to the appropriate registration authority for registration of the transfer. (4) The registration authority, referred to in subparagraph (1), shall make such entries in the appropriate register as shall give effect to the transfer and, where applicable, issue to the transferee concerned a certificate of title in respect of the property or make necessary amendments to the register and shall endorse the deeds relating to the title, right or obligation concerned and no registration fees or other duties shall be payable in respect of the transaction. 5. (1) Any legal proceedings or application of the Communications Authority pending immediately before the commencement of this Act by or against the Communications Authority may be continued by or against the Authority. (2) After the commencement of this Act, proceedings in respect of any right, liability or obligation which was vested in, held, enjoyed, incurred or suffered by the Communications Authority, may be instituted by or against the Authority.