In its application to a transaction in securities that took place before 29 April 1996 or two or more transactions in securities the first of which took place before that date, section 739(1)(b)(i) (meaning of “relevant company”) applies with the substitution for the words “included in the official UK list” of the words “ authorised to be dealt in on the Stock Exchange ”.

In its application to a transaction in securities that took place before 1 January 1997 or two or more transactions in securities the first of which took place before that date, section 739(1) applies as if the companies referred to in paragraph (b) included companies none of whose shares or stocks are dealt in on the Unlisted Securities Market regularly or from time to time.

In this paragraph “companies” and “transaction in securities” have the same meaning as in Part 15 (see section 751).