10.—(1) A person who is an authorised officer for the purposes of the Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002(1) immediately before the transfer date is thereafter deemed to be an authorised officer by virtue of being authorised by both the Commissioners and by the Welsh Ministers.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the powers of the Commissioners and the Welsh Ministers to revoke, on or after the transfer date, any authorisation of a person or to subsequently renew that authorisation.