SCHEDULE 8TRANSITIONAL, TRANSITORY AND SAVING PROVISIONS

PART 1THE ESMQO 1995 AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING REGULATIONS

Specialists11

Where a person has applied to the STA for a CCST before the relevant date, but the application has not been determined by that date—

a

the Board shall determine that application in accordance with article 6 of the ESMQO 1995 (certificates of completion of specialist training), and, where applicable, within the time limit specified in article 3(4)(b)(iia) of that Order (the competent authorities); and

b

any appeal against a refusal to award a CCST shall be made and determined in accordance with article 13(1) of the ESMQO 1995 (appeals),

save that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent such a person from withdrawing such an application and making a new application to the Board for a CCT under the provisions in this Order.