28(1)Without prejudice to any other enactment it shall be lawful for any person who—E+W
(a)was using any premises, vehicle, vessel or stall as a sex establishment immediately before the date of the first publication under subsection (2) of section 2 above of a notice of the passing of a resolution under that section by the local authority for the area; and
(b)had before the appointed day duly applied to the appropriate authority for a licence for the establishment,
to continue to use the premises, vehicle, vessel or stall as a sex establishment until the determination of his application.
(2)In this paragraph and paragraph 29 below “the appointed day”, in relation to any area, means the day specified in the resolution passed under section 2 above as the date upon which this Schedule is to come into force in that area.