[F1F2Transitional provisionsN.I.
28I.—F3(1) In the case of an application for a departure direction relating to a maintenance assessment which was made before the coming into operation of Article 28A the period within which the application must be made shall be such period as may be prescribed.
F3(2) The Department may by regulations make provision for applications for departure directions to be dealt with according to an order determined in accordance with the regulations.
F3(3) The regulations may, for example, provide for—
(a)applications relating to prescribed descriptions of maintenance assessment, or
(b)prescribed descriptions of application, to be dealt with before applications relating to other prescribed descriptions of assessment or (as the case may be) other prescribed descriptions of application.
F3(4) The Department may by regulations make provision—
(a)enabling applications for departure directions made before the coming into operation of Article 28A to be considered even though that Article is not in operation;
(b)for the determination of any such application as if Article 28A and the other provisions of this Order relating to departure directions were in operation; and
(c)as to the effect of any departure direction given before the coming into operation of Article 28A.
(5) Regulations under Article 28G(4) may not provide for a departure direction to have effect from a date earlier than that on which that Article came into operation.]