(1)Where in the case of an application for a licence under the [1966 c. 28.] Docks and Harbours Act 1966 for the employment of dock workers which has been refused by the licensing authority—
(a)the application was made before the commencement of section 1 of that Act; and
(b)the applicant has not appealed under section 7 of that Act against the authority's decision to refuse the application; and
(c)after the date when notice of that decision was given to the applicant by the authority, all applications for such licences for the port in question have been referred to the Minister under section 8(2) of that Act,
then, subject to subsection (2) of this section, for the purposes of compensation under section 13 of that Act for the refusal of that application subsection (5) of the said section 13 (which relates to the date to be treated for the purposes of such compensation as the date of refusal of a licence) shall not apply, and shall be deemed never to have applied, in relation to that refusal, but for the purposes of subsection (3) of that section the refusal shall be treated as having taken place on the date referred to in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
(2)Subsection (1) of this section shall not have effect in relation to a case where the amount of the compensation under the said section 13 has been determined before the date of the coming into force of this section unless within three months of that date the applicant sends to the licensing authority a written request that it shall so have effect.