9.—(1) This article applies in relation to any consultation carried out before 1st April 2010 in respect of the first guidance to be issued to local education authorities under section 72(1) of the Act.
(2) For the purposes of section 72 of the Act, the consultation is to be treated, on and after 1st April 2010, as if it had been carried out under section 72(3) of the Act by the YPLA.