(a) Subject to approval by the board, the commissioner shall have the power to make and publish reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this title or other laws or with the Constitution of this state or of the United States for the administration of this chapter or any law which it is his or her duty to administer.

(b) The commissioner may prescribe forms as he or she deems necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter or any law which it is his or her duty to administer.

(c) The authority granted to the commissioner pursuant to this Code section shall be exercised at all times in conformity with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."

(d) The following rules and regulations shall remain of full force and effect as rules and regulations of the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety until amended, repealed, or superseded by rules or regulations adopted by the commissioner of motor vehicle safety:

(1) All rules and regulations previously adopted by the Department of Transportation or the State Transportation Board or the commissioner of transportation which relate to functions transferred under this chapter from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety;

(2) All rules and regulations previously adopted by the Public Service Commission which relate to functions transferred under this chapter from the Public Service Commission to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety;

(3) All rules and regulations previously adopted by the Department of Public Safety or the commissioner of public safety which relate to functions transferred under this chapter from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety; and

(4) All rules and regulations previously adopted by the Department of Revenue or the state revenue commissioner which relate to functions transferred under this chapter from the Department of Revenue to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety.

(e) All valid licenses, permits, certificates, and similar authorizations previously issued by the Department of Transportation, the Public Service Commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Revenue under laws to be administered by the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety shall continue in effect until the same expire by their terms unless they are suspended, revoked, or otherwise made ineffective as provided by law.