The Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

2.—(1) Where, before the date on which this Order comes into operation, a notice of application under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 has been served by the secretary of a club which intends to make application for the grant of registration, that notice shall be deemed to have been served under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to this Order and—

(a) in a case where that notice was served more than 1 year before that date, if, at the time of the opening of the court sittings at which the application is to be made; or

(b) in a case where that notice was served less than 1 year before that date, if—

(i) not more than 8 weeks from that date; or

(ii) at the time of the opening of the court sittings at which the application is to be made; whichever first occurs,

the rules of the club contain the provisions specified in paragraphs 1 to 13 and 19 of Schedule 1, the secretary of the club may make an application under Article 5 for registration of the club.

(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) shall apply Article 40, in so far as it relates to a club which has served a notice under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 2, to any such club before this Order comes into operation.