§ CEA s. 390Definition of former portion

(1) For the purposes of this section, former portion means the portion of the federal public administration in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in which, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, the employees referred to in section 509.3 of the Canada Elections Act occupied their positions. Transfer of appropriations (2) Any amount that was appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, for defraying the charges and expenses in respect of the former portion and that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for the purposes of the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner of Canada Elections. Continuation of legal proceedings (3) Any action, suit or other legal proceedings to which the Director of Public Prosecutions is a party relating to the former portion that is pending in any court immediately before the day on which this section comes into force may be continued by or against the Chief Electoral Officer in the same manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the Director of Public Prosecutions. Employment continued (4) Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the status of an employee who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, occupied a position in the former portion, except that the employee shall, beginning on that day, occupy their position in the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.