2.—(1) Where the Authority has given notice in respect of the invitation to tender stage for a particular qualifying project in accordance with regulation 15(1) of the 2010 Regulations at the date upon which these Regulations come into force, the 2010 Regulations continue to apply in respect of that tender exercise.
(2) If, prior to these Regulations coming into force, the Authority has not given the notice referred to in paragraph (1) for a particular qualifying project which is subject to the 2010 Regulations—
(a)a tender exercise in respect of that qualifying project shall, from the date these Regulations come into force, be treated as having been held and continue to be held under these Regulations;
(b)a tender exercise in respect of that qualifying project that complied with all of the applicable requirements of the 2010 Regulations before they were revoked is not to be treated as defective under these Regulations by virtue only of its failure to comply with the requirements of these Regulations in respect of any aspect of the tender exercise held prior to the date upon which these Regulations come into force.