18. Despite the amendment made by section 87(3)(b)(iii) (tidying up provisions about the accounts of certain NHS bodies) of the 2022 Act, any directions which—
(a)were given under any provision of Schedule 15 (accounts and audit) to the 2006 Act; and
(b)are in force immediately before 1st July 2022,
continue in force on and after that date, and any power to revoke such directions which was exercisable immediately before 1st July 2022 under Schedule 15 taken together with section 273(1) (power to revoke directions etc.) of the 2006 Act continues to be exercisable in relation to those directions.