§ 42-21-4. New department as continuation of former department.
Any department or other administrative agency to which the functions, powers, and duties of a previously existing department or other agency were assigned and transferred by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation of the former department or agency as to matters within the jurisdiction of the former department or agency, and not a new authority, for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the former department or agency as constituted at the time of the assignment or transfer, except as otherwise provided by this title, with the same force and effect as if those functions, powers, and duties had not been assigned or transferred.
History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 245; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments
Section 42-21-1. - Transferred functions performed by department head — Rights of appeal.
Section 42-21-2. - Delegation of transferred functions.
Section 42-21-3. - Construction of laws and records.
Section 42-21-4. - New department as continuation of former department.
Section 42-21-5. - Delivery of records and property.
Section 42-21-6. - Continuation of rules and regulations.
Section 42-21-7. - Transfer of seals.
Section 42-21-8. - Pending proceedings.
Section 42-21-9. - Existing rights and remedies.
Section 42-21-10. - Offenses and penalties prior to transfer.