3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the Regulations specified in the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby revoked.
(2) The revocation by these Regulations of–
(a)a transitional provision relating to the coming into force of, or
(b)an application provision which restricts the application of,
a provision, which is revoked and re-enacted by these Regulations, does not affect the operation of that transitional provision or, as the case may be, application provision, insofar as it remains capable of having effect, in relation to the provision which is re-enacted in these Regulations.
(3) Where a period of time specified in any provision which is revoked by these Regulations, is current at the date of coming into force of these Regulations, these Regulations have effect as if the provision which re-enacts that revoked provision in these Regulations had been in force when that period began to run.