Transitional provisions relating to cases already under consideration under section 35

7.  Where, before 31st July 2006, the registrar has refused registration or erased a person’s name from the dentists register under the old section 35 (effect on registration of disqualification in another member State)—

(a)that case shall be dealt with in accordance with the old section 35 by the registrar, the General Dental Council and the Professional Conduct Committee, and any appeal shall be disposed of by the courts, in accordance with the 1984 Rules and the old sections 27 (erasure or suspension of registration for crime or misconduct), 29 (appeals), 30 (time when determinations and directions normally take effect and orders for immediate suspension), 35 and Schedule 3 (professional conduct and health cases); and

(b)if an order is made by the Professional Conduct Committee in accordance with the old section 30(3) pursuant to paragraph (a), that order shall, once made, be treated for the purposes of article 4 as an order made under the old section 30(3) before 31st July 2006.