The following section is inserted in the Act of 2001 after section 159A:

"159B. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities of certified industrial school on commencement of section 159(2).

(1) In this section -

"board of management" in relation to a certified industrial school, includes managers of the school within the meaning of the Act of 1908;

"certified industrial school" means a certified industrial school under Part IV of the Act of 1908 which becomes transferred premises on the transfer day;

"land" includes any rights, liabilities, powers or privileges relating to or connected with the land;

"property" includes any rights or liabilities relating to or connected with the property;

"transfer day" means the day on which a certified industrial school becomes, by virtue of section 159(2), premises provided and maintained by the Health Service Executive under section 38(2) of the Act of 1991 for the provision of residential care for children in care;

"transferred premises" means premises which on the transfer day become premises so provided and maintained.

(2) On the transfer day -

(a) any land or other property, and any other rights or liabilities, vested in the Minister for Education and Science in relation to the certified industrial school concerned or in its board of management immediately before that day, except any rights or liabilities referred to in paragraph (b), is transferred to and vested in the Health Service Executive without any conveyance or assignment,

(b) any rights or liabilities -