12.—(1) The provisions of section 55 of the 1979 Act continue to have effect as they did immediately before 1st October 2015 in respect of—
(a)a decision of the Scottish Ministers (whether before, on or after that date) on an application for scheduled monument consent made before that date; and
(b)a direction given by the Scottish Ministers under section 4 of the 1979 Act before that date.