PART 8 U.K.Transitional provisions

CHAPTER 2U.K.Licensing etc.

Suspension of licence where determination made before 1st April 2014 and confirmedU.K.

40.—(1) Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply if, before 1st April 2014—

(a)the OFT had given a notice to a person (“A”) under section 34ZA of the 1974 Act (representations to OFT: suspension under section 32A) of its determination to confirm a decision to suspend A's licence under section 32A of that Act, [F1and]

F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A is a relevant person.

(2) The notice is to be treated as—

(a)if A has Part 4A permission only by virtue of this Order—

(i)a written notice under section 55Y(7) of the Act of the decision of the FCA to vary A's Part 4A permission (except for subsection (9) of section 55Y which does not apply), and

(ii)a decision notice given under section 55Z(2) of the Act by the FCA of the decision by the FCA to cancel A's Part 4A permission [F3(except for the purposes of sections 392(b) (application of sections 393 and 394), in so far as it applies to section 393 (third party rights), and 393 of the Act, which do not apply)];

(b)in any other case, a written notice under section 55Y(7) of the Act of the decision of the FCA to vary A's Part 4A permission (except for subsection (9) of section 55Y which does not apply).

(3) But if A had, before 1st April 2014, submitted a notice of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under section 41 of the 1974 Act (appeals to First-tier Tribunal under Part 3), section 55Z3 of the Act (right to refer matters to the Tribunal) does not apply.

(4) The notice has effect subject to any necessary modifications.