7.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 2 do not apply for the purposes—
(a)of an application for certification made under section 8D of the 1986 Act before the commencement date;
(b)of a review under section 8K(3), (5) or (8) of the 1986 Act if the period within which the review is to be carried out began before the commencement date.
(2) The amendments made by regulation 3 do not apply for the purposes—
(a)of an application for certification made under section 10B of the 1989 Act before the commencement date;
(b)of a review under section 10I(3), (5) or (8) of the 1989 Act if the period within which the review is to be carried out began before the commencement date.
(3) The Authority is not required to carry out a review of the certification basis of a relevant certified person under section 8K(5) of the 1986 Act or section 10I(5) of the 1989 Act (as the case may be) solely because of the amendments made by regulation 2 or 3.
(4) In paragraph (3) “relevant certified person”—
(a)in relation to a review under section 8K(5) of the 1986 Act, means a person certified (within the meaning given in section 8Q(1) of that Act) before the commencement date;
(b)in relation to a review under section 10I(5) of the 1989 Act, means a person certified (within the meaning given in section 10O(1) of that Act) before the commencement date.
(5) In this regulation—
“the Authority” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;
“the commencement date” means 24th April 2017.