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3. Nothing in regulation 2(3) and (7) shall affect the validity of a badge which—
(a)was issued before the coming into operation of these Regulations; and
(b)was in a form which complied with the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 at the time of its issue.