(1) Subject and without prejudice to the specific adaptations made by this Act or by any Order made under the authority of this Act, every mention or reference contained in any British Statute of or to any Minister, Official, Department or Authority of the Government of the late United Kingdom or of the late British Government in Ireland including the Lord Lieutenant exercising executive functions shall in respect of the doing or not doing of any act, matter or thing after the 6th day of December, 1922, be construed and take effect as a mention of or reference to the Minister, Official, Department or Authority in Saorstát Eireann exercising in Saorstát Eireann functions, the same as or corresponding to the functions exercised in respect of the area now comprised in Saorstát Eireann by such Minister, Official, Department or Authority of the Government of the late United Kingdom or the late British Government in Ireland prior to the 6th day of December, 1921; but this section shall not apply to any provision contained in any such Statute relating to the remuneration of any Minister or other official.

(2) If any question shall arise as to which Minister, Official, Department or Authority exercises in Saorstát Eireann functions the same as or corresponding to the functions exercised by any Minister, Official, Department or Authority of the Government of the late United Kingdom or of the late British Government in Ireland, such question shall be determined by the President of the Executive Council, whose decision shall be final.