38.—(1) Where a licensed premises gaming machine permit is issued before 1st September 2007, paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 13 to the 2005 Act (which makes licensed premises gaming machine permits subject to an annual fee) is to have effect in relation to the permit as if it provided for the holder to pay—
(a)a first annual fee to the issuing licensing authority within the relevant period after 1st September 2007, and
(b)an annual fee to the issuing licensing authority before 1st September in each year following 2007.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), the relevant period is a period equal in length to the period prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 9(1)(a) of Schedule 13 to the 2005 Act (as that provision has effect in relation to permits issued on or after 1st September 2007).