(1) This section applies if, before the commencement, the chief executive purports to appoint the valuer-general.
(2) The appointment is taken to have been validly made.
(3) Despite this Act not having commenced--
(a) the appointment is taken to have been in effect at all times from when it was made; and
(b) if, before the commencement, the appointee purported to perform a function under this Act as the valuer-general, the function is taken to have been validly performed at that time.
(4) In this section--
function includes power.