34.—(1) This section applies to any complaint or matter which on the day on which section 17 comes into operation—
(a)has been referred to the Assembly Commissioner for Standards; and
(b)is, or but for the provisions of this Part would be, the subject of an investigation by that Commissioner under Standing Order 69A.
(2) On the day on which section 17 comes into operation, any complaint or matter to which this section applies shall be transferred to the Commissioner and—
(a)shall be deemed to have been referred to the Commissioner under section 17; and
(b)Part 2 shall apply to any such matter.
(3) All information which has been obtained by or made available to the Assembly Commissioner for Standards in connection with a complaint or matter to which this section applies shall be transferred or made available to the Commissioner and shall be treated as if it had been received by the Commissioner on a referral under section 17.
(4) In this section “Assembly Commissioner for Standards” means the Assembly Commissioner for Standards established under Standing Order 69A(1).