A.161 (2) Every contract in respect of any matter, being a contract between the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Department and any other party immediately before the commencement of this Act shall thereafter continue to subsist between the Authority and such other party. (3) On and after the coming into operation of this Act, all actions, suits or legal proceedings by or against the Government pending in respect of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Department shall be carried out on or instituted by or against the Authority and no such suit, action or legal proceedings shall abate or be affected by the coming into operation of this Act. (4) Any lawful act performed, made, executed, issued or passed by the — (a) Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act; (b) Registrar of Business Names under the Registration of Business Names Act; (c) Registrar of Marks, Patents and Designs under the Industrial Property Act; and (d) Copyright Administrator under the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, immediately before the commencement of this Act shall have effect as if performed, made, executed, issued or passed by the Registrar of Companies and Business Names, the Registrar of Industrial Property and the Copyright Administrator. (5) Any person who is an officer or employee of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Department immediately before the coming into operation of this Act shall be deemed to be on secondment to the Authority for a period not exceeding 12 months from the coming into operation of this Act. (6) A person seconded to the Authority under subsection (5) who, within 12 months from the coming into operation of this Act — (a) has been offered and has accepted to enter into a written contract of service with the Authority, shall be deemed to have terminated his or her service with the Government without right to severance of pay but without prejudice to all other remunerations and benefits payable upon termination; or (b) has not been offered, or has not accepted to enter into a written contract of service with the Authority shall be redeployed by the Government. (7) A person engaged in terms of subsection (6) (a) shall be employed on such terms and conditions as may be offered by the Authority and agreed to by the Authority and the person.