92 14. Provision on entry into force Section 44 – The present Act shall enter into force on January 1, 2012. 15. Transitional provisions Section 45 – (1) The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights shall be the legal successor of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights, the Parliamentary Commissioner for National and Ethnic Minority Rights and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations. (2) The present Act shall not affect the mandate of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights who is in office at its entry into force, with the proviso that a) the designation of his/her office shall be Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, b) the provisions contained in Section 8, Section 9, and Sections 11 to 16 shall be applicable to his/her mandate, and c) after the expiry of his/her mandate, he/she may be elected once Commissioner for Fundamental Rights. (3) As of the entry into force of the present Act, the Parliamentary Commissioner for National and Ethnic Minority Rights in office shall become Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights responsible for the protection of the rights of nationalities living in Hungary; the Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations in office shall become Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights responsible for the protection of the interests of future generations; the provisions of the present Act relating to the Deputy Commissioners for Fundamental Rights shall be applicable to their mandate, with the proviso that a) their mandate may terminate pursuant to Section 17, Subsection (1), Paragraphs b) to g) or upon termination of the mandate of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, and b) after the expiry of their mandate, they may be elected once Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights. (4) The Office shall be the legal successor of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner. (5) As of the entry into force of this Act, the designation of the head of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner shall be Secretary General. (6) From the point of view of the application of Section 14, Subsection (1), Paragraph c) of Act XXIII of 1992 on the Legal Status of Public Servants, the Office shall be considered the legal successor of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner. Section 45/A187 – Section 34/A of the present Act, established by Act CCXI of 2012 on the amendment of certain justice-related acts, shall also be applicable in handling cases still running on January 1, 2013. 16. Compliance with the requirement of the Fundamental Law on cardinality Section 46188 – Sections 2, Subsection (3) of this Act shall qualify as cardinal pursuant to Article 24, Paragraph (2) g) of the Fundamental Law. 17. Amending provisions Section 47189 Section 48 – (1)-(3)190 (4)191 Enacted by Section 72, Subsection (2) of Act CCXI of 2012 Effective as of January 01, 2013 Stipulated by Section 8 of Act CCXXIII of 2013 Effective as of December 19, 2013 189 Repealed by virtue of Section 12 of Act CXXX of 2010 Ineffective as of January 02, 2012 190 Repealed by virtue of Section 12 of Act CXXX of 2010 Ineffective as of January 02, 2012 191 Shall not enter into force by virtue of Section 410, Subsection (2) of Act CCI of 2011 187 188