SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 20Transitional provision etc
PART 7Enforcement etc under the 1998 Act
Special information notices
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1
The repeal of section 44 of the 1998 Act (special information notices) does not affect the application of that section after the relevant time in a case in which—
a
the Commissioner served a notice under that section before the relevant time (and did not cancel it before that time), or
b
the Commissioner requires information after the relevant time for the purposes of—
i
responding to a request made under section 42 of the 1998 Act before that time, or
ii
ascertaining whether section 44(2)(a) or (b) of the 1998 Act was satisfied before that time.
2
In section 44 of the 1998 Act, as it has effect by virtue of this paragraph—
a
the reference to an offence under section 47 of the 1998 Act includes an offence under section 144 of this Act, and
b
the references to an offence under the 1998 Act include an offence under this Act.
3
In this paragraph, “the relevant time” means the time when the repeal of section 44 of the 1998 Act comes into force.