Transitional provisions
3.—(1) Where a decision has been made before the coming into force of these Regulations on an application for the grant of a standard or restricted licence under section 14(1) of the 1981 Act (1), the fee prescribed in the principal Regulations immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations applies.
(2) Where, immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, the fee for the grant of a standard or restricted licence, or for its continuation, was payable in instalments, pursuant to regulation 3(4) of the principal Regulations as they had effect at that time, a final instalment calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) will be payable on the next one yearly anniversary.
(3) The fee payable under paragraph (2) shall be of an amount equal to £1 per month or part thereof for the period beginning on the first day of the month in which the one yearly anniversary falls and ending on 31 March 2010.
(4) Where fee number (vi) was payable by the licence holder in instalments by virtue of regulation 3(4) of the principal Regulations as they had effect immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, a final instalment calculated in accordance with paragraph (5) will be payable on the next one yearly anniversary of the licence in respect of which the relevant disc is granted.
(5) The fee payable under paragraph (4) shall be of an amount equal to £3 per month or part thereof beginning on the date on which the disc comes into force and ending on 31 March 2010.
Section 14(1) was amended by the 1985 Act, section 3(5) and Schedule 2, Part II, paragraph 4(1).