2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), anything done (or having effect as if done) by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of or in connection with the function of compiling and maintaining the Schedule conferred on Historic Environment Scotland by virtue of section 15 of, and Part 1 of schedule 2 to, the Act has effect as if done by Historic Environment Scotland in so far as that is required for continuing its effect on and after 1st October 2015.
(2) For the purposes of section 1(6) of the 1979 Act and, to the extent applicable, the purposes of section 1C of the 1979 Act—
(a)the inclusion of a monument in the Schedule;
(b)the amendment of an entry in the Schedule relating to a monument; or
(c)the exclusion of a monument from the Schedule,
by the Scottish Ministers (or having effect as if done by the Scottish Ministers) before 1st October 2015 is not to be treated as having effect as if done by Historic Environment Scotland.