56.—(1) These Rules shall apply—
(a)with appropriate modifications, to any proceedings pending on the date on which they come into force, to which immediately before that date the 1998 Rules applied; and
(b)to any appeal under section 2B of the 1997 Act(1) pending on the date on which these Rules come into force.
(2) In relation to any proceedings pending on the date on which these Rules come into force, anything done or any direction given before that date under the 1998 Rules or under any other powers of the Commission shall be treated as if done or given under these Rules.
(3) If—
(a)a notice of appeal is given or an application is made to the Commission within 5 days of the date on which these Rules come into force; and
(b)the notice of appeal or application would have been given or made in time if these Rules had not come into force,
the notice of appeal or application shall be treated as being given or made in time, notwithstanding any time limit in these Rules.
1997 c. 68. Section 2B is inserted by section 4(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.