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Transitional and Savings

9.—(1) The substitution by regulation 5 of new regulations N8 to N14 in the principal Regulations shall not affect the rights of any person who made an appeal before 6th April 1997 and accordingly, so far as is necessary to give effect to those rights and to make provision for any matters incidental to them, the provisions of Part N shall be treated as if they had continued in effect without the amendments made by these Regulations.

(2) A person who made an appeal under regulation N8 of the principal Regulations before 6th April 1997 may make a complaint under regulation N9 as substituted by these Regulations if–

(a)the question to be determined concerns an act or omission which occurred not more than six months before 6th April 1997; and

(b)the Secretary of State has not issued a determination of the question.

(3) If a person exercises his right under paragraph (2), the earlier appeal shall be treated as withdrawn.