SCHEDULE 3Transitional provisions

Outstanding referrals to, and cases before, the Statutory Committee where no direction has been given2

1

Where—

a

before the appointed day, an application for registration in or restoration to the register has been referred to the Statutory Committee;

b

immediately before the appointed day there was no direction of the Statutory Committee in force in relation to the applicant; and

c

an inquiry has not already opened in respect of the application,

the Statutory Committee shall dispose of it in accordance with the new provisions.

2

Where—

a

before the appointed day, an application for registration in or restoration to the register has been referred to the Statutory Committee;

b

immediately before the appointed day there was no direction of the Statutory Committee in force in relation to the applicant; and

c

an inquiry has already opened in respect of the application (including where a decision on the application has been postponed),

the Statutory Committee shall dispose of it in accordance with, and any appeal shall be disposed of in accordance with, the former provisions.