Transitory provisions
3.—(1) Until section 13 comes into force, section 8 shall have effect as if—
(a)the references to “reserved legal activities” in subsection (4)(a) and “reserved legal activity” in subsection (5)(d) were read as if the definitions in section 12 and Schedule 2 were in force;
(b)a reference to “authorised persons” in subsection (4)(a) and “authorised person” in subsection (5)(d) were read as if the definitions in section 18 were in force; and
(c)for the words “approved regulator” in subsection (5)(c) there were substituted “designated regulator (as defined in paragraph 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 22)”.
(2) Until paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 comes into force, section 144 shall have effect as if—
(a)subsection (4) were read excluding the reference to subsection (2); and
(b)in subsection (7) for the words “approved regulator” there were substituted “designated regulator (as defined in paragraph 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 22)”.
(3) Until section 13 comes into force, sections 173 and 174 shall have effect as if for the words “approved regulator” in section 173(5)(a) there were substituted “designated regulator (as defined in paragraph 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 22)”.