Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 (8) All rights, powers, liabilities and duties, whether arising under any written law or otherwise, which immediately before the coming into operation of this Act were vested in, imposed on or enforceable by or against the Government in respect of the former office shall by virtue of this subsection, be transferred to, vested in, imposed on, or be enforceable by or against the registrar. (9) On and after the commencement of this Act, all action, suits or legal proceedings, by or against the government pending in respect of the former office shall be carried on or prosecuted by or against the registrar and no such suit, action or legal proceedings shall abate or be affected by the coming into operation of this Act. (10) In this section— “former Patents Act” means as the Patents Act (Cap. 216) repealed by this Act; “former United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act” means the United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act (Cap. 218) repealed by this Act. 87