12. All rights, liabilities and obligations of the President or any public Rights, liabilities and obligations officer on behalf of the Government of Zambia before the commencement of this Act shall, on and after the commencement of this Act, be rights, liabilities and obligations of the President or such public officer, as the case may be, on behalf of the Government of Zambia. 13. (1) All proceedings that, immediately before the commencement of Legal proceedings this Act, are pending before any court established by or under the law in force before the commencement of this Act may be continued and concluded before those courts established by or under the Constitution. (2) Any proceedings that immediately before the commencement of this Act are pending before any Commissioner of the High Court appointed by or under the law in force before the commencement of this Act shall be continued and concluded before such Commissioner, notwithstanding the abolition of the office of Commissioner of the High Court. Transitional 14. (1) All rights and obligations under conventions, treaties or agreements which were exercisable by or binding upon the Government provisions of Zambia immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to be so exercisable and binding. (2) All functions which immediately before the commencement of this Act were vested in the President or in any other authority shall, as far as the same continue in existence and are capable of being exercised after the commencement of this Act, be vested in the President or the authority exercising similar functions under the Constitution, as the case may be, except such functions as are by this Act or any other law vested in some other authority. 15. (1) The following provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of enabling any officer to whom this section applies or his personal representatives to appeal against a decision to which this section applies, that is to say a decision within the following clauses: (a) a decision of the Service Commission to give such concurrence as is required by Article 124 of the Constitution in relation to the refusal, withholding, reduction in amount or suspension of any benefits in respect of such an officer's service as a public officer; Appeals in respect of certain decisions affecting pensions and like benefits