18.—(1) The amendments and revocations made by section 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”) are of no effect in relation to a pre-commencement complaint.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a Part 3 complaint.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to—
(a)the amendment made to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(1); or
(b)the insertion in section 374, by paragraph 11(b) of the Schedule to the 2015 Act, of a definition for the Service Complaints Ombudsman.