Transitional and saving provisions
5.—(1) It is lawful for any person who, immediately before the first appointed day has a 2003 Act licence in relation to any premises and uses the premises as a sexual entertainment venue under the 2003 Act licence, or is undertaking preparatory work to use the premises as such a venue under that licence, to use the premises as a sexual entertainment venue under the 2003 Act licence until the third appointed day, or the determination of an application to which article 6 or 7 applies and which is made by that person (including the determination of any appeal against a refusal to grant the application), whichever is the later.
(2) In paragraph (1) “2003 Act licence”, in relation to any premises, means a premises licence or club premises certificate under which it is lawful to provide relevant entertainment at those premises.
(3) Paragraph (1) applies despite Schedule 3 to the 1982 Act (and therefore any use authorised by that paragraph is not contrary to paragraph 6 of that Schedule) but is otherwise without prejudice to any other enactment.