4.—(1) Section 5 of the Act (requirement to register) does not apply to a CSA provider during the transition period.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the “transition period” for a CSA provider is the period beginning with the appointed day and ending on the earlier of—
(a)the relevant date as specified in paragraph (4); or
(b)the date on which an application to register or vary registration in respect of a transition service is finally determined.
(3) Where an agency in respect of which a CSA provider is registered becomes a transition service because it is specified in an application to register under section 6, or to vary under section 11(1)(a)(i), the transition period referred to in paragraph (2) is extended to the date when the application is finally determined.
(4) Subject to articles 5 and 6, the relevant date is 31 August 2019.
(5) Reference in this article to the time when an application under section 6 or 11(1)(a)(i) is finally determined includes—
(a)the expiry of any time allowed for bringing an appeal under section 26(1) of the Act against a notice issued under section 19(4) of the Act;
(b)the determination or abandonment of any appeal.