Rules in force immediately before the commencement of this Act under section 282 or 283 of the M1Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (register of trade mark agents; persons entitled to described themselves as registered) shall continue in force and have effect as if made under section 83 or 85 of this Act.

Rules in force immediately before the commencement of this Act under section 40 of the 1938 Act as to the persons whom the registrar may refuse to recognise as agents for the purposes of business under that Act shall continue in force and have effect as if made under section 88 of this Act.

Rules continued in force under this paragraph may be varied or revoked by further rules made under the relevant provisions of this Act.