Section 31:
Transfer of assets and liabilities of the dissolved company to the Institute.
(1) On the
commencement of this Act, there shall be transferred to and vested in the Institute all the assets and
liabilities of the dissolved company.
(2) The assets of the dissolved company shall be deemed to include all rights and powers, and all
property, whether movable or immovable of the company, including, in particular, cash balances, reserve
funds, investments, deposits and all other interests and rights in or arising out of such property as may be
in the possession of the dissolved company and all books of accounts or documents of the dissolved
company; and the liabilities shall be deemed to include all debts, liabilities and obligations of whatever
kind then existing of that company.
(3) All contracts, debts, bonds, agreements and other instruments of whatever nature to which the
dissolved company is a party, subsisting or having effect immediately before the commencement of this
Act, shall be of as full force and effect against or in favour of the Institute, as the case may be, and may be
enforced as fully and effectively as if instead of the dissolved company, the Institute had been a party
thereto.
(4) If, on the commencement of this Act, any suit, appeal or other legal proceeding of whatever nature
by or against the dissolved company is pending, the same shall not abate, be discontinued or be in any
way prejudicially affected by reason of the transfer to the Institute of the assets and liabilities of the
dissolved company or of anything contained in this Act, but the suit, appeal or other proceeding may be
continued, prosecuted and enforced by or against the Institute, in the same manner and to the same extent
as it would or may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by or against the dissolved company if this Act
had not been passed.