619.60. On 1 April 1993, or, failing which, on the date fixed by the Minister, the rights and obligations of the regional board shall become the rights and obligations of the new regional board to the extent provided for in the plan for the apportionment of the rights and obligations established pursuant to section 619.57, and, subject to the first paragraph of section 619.58, the acts performed by the regional board shall bind the new regional board as if it had performed them itself. Any proceedings to which the regional board is a party may be continued without continuance of suit.
On the same date, the employees of the regional board shall become the employees of the new regional board in accordance with the transfer and integration plan established for that purpose, subject to the rights and obligations of the regional board and its employees, and, with regard to those who are employees within the meaning of the Labour Code (chapter C-27) and the associations certified to represent them, subject to the provisions of the said Code.