(a)On July 1, 1978, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all of the powers, duties and functions of the director of architectural services and the division of architectural services, which powers, duties and functions are disposed of by this act, shall be and are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed as provided in this act upon the secretary of administration. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the secretary of administration shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the director of architectural services and the division of architectural services which are transferred, conferred and imposed as provided in this act and in which director and division the same were vested prior to July 1, 1978. For the purposes of the p
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(a) On July 1, 1978, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all of the powers, duties and functions of the director of architectural services and the division of architectural services, which powers, duties and functions are disposed of by this act, shall be and are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed as provided in this act upon the secretary of administration. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the secretary of administration shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the director of architectural services and the division of architectural services which are transferred, conferred and imposed as provided in this act and in which director and division the same were vested prior to July 1, 1978. For the purposes of the powers, duties and functions transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the secretary of administration under the provisions of this act, the secretary of administration shall be a continuation of the director of architectural services and the division of architectural services, and every act performed pursuant to such powers, duties and functions under the authority of the secretary of administration shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the director of architectural services or the division of architectural services, in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to July 1, 1978.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, on and after July 1, 1978, whenever the director of architectural services, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document and such reference or designation is to a power, duty or function which is transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the secretary of administration under the provisions of this act, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the secretary of administration.
(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, on and after July 1, 1978, whenever the division of architectural services, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document and such reference or designation is to a power, duty or function which is transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the secretary of administration under the provisions of this act, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the secretary of administration.
(d) All rules and regulations and all orders and directives of the director of architectural services or the division of architectural services or the secretary of administration, respectively, in existence on July 1, 1978, which rules and regulations and orders and directives were duly adopted or issued under authority of any power, duty or function which is transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the secretary of administration under the provisions of this act, shall continue in force and effect and shall be deemed to be the duly adopted rules and regulations and duly issued orders and directives of the secretary of administration, until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.