The repeal of section 15(1)(a)(ii) of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 19675 (“the 1967 Act”) by Part V(6) of Schedule 15 to the Act shall not affect the application of section 15 of the 1967 Act in relation to any person who ceased to be a member of the metropolitan civil staffs for the purposes of section 15 of the 1967 Act before the repeal of section 15(1)(a)(ii) of that Act.