8.—(1) Article 3 of this Order shall not apply in relation to any permission given in respect of a house where that permission is, at the relevant date, authorised by virtue of a licence granted under the 1991 Order until–
(a)the date on which that licence granted under the 1991 Order expires;
(b)the date on which that licence is surrendered; or
(c)the date on which any revocation or suspension of the licence by the licensing authority has effect,
and the terms and conditions of the licence granted under the 1991 Order shall continue to apply until its expiry or surrender or until the date on which any such revocation or suspension of that licence has effect.
(2) This article only applies to a permission in relation to a house which, in the respective periods specified in article 5(b) to (d) above, is a house in multiple occupation.
(3) In paragraph (1) above, “relevant date” means–
(a)in the period specified in article 5(b) above, 1st October 2001;
(b)in the period specified in article 5(c) above, 1st October 2002; and
(c)in the period specified in article 5(d) above, 1st October 2003.