17.—(1) Any interim suspension order or order for interim conditional registration made prior to the date on which this Order comes into force which is in force immediately prior to that date shall, subject to the provisions of article 18, continue in force.
(2) In any case where erasure under section 41 of the Act or the imposition of a prohibition under section 45 of the Act has taken place prior to the date on which this Order comes into force, and an application for restoration of a name to the register or, as the case may be, for termination of a prohibition, is made on or after the date on which this Order comes into force, paragraphs (b) and (c) of article 9 or, as the case may be, paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 13, shall not have effect in relation to that application.