The Deregulation Act 2015 (Poisons and Explosives Precursors) (Consequential Amendments, Revocations and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015

Transitional provisions

5.—(1) Any licence granted under the 2014 Regulations which is in force immediately before the revocation date is, on and after that date until the date of its expiry, to be treated as if it had been granted under section 4A(1) of the Act (and the provisions of the Act, and regulations made under the Act, apply accordingly).

(2) Paragraph (3) applies where—

(a) an application for a licence under the 2014 Regulations is made before the revocation date, and

(b) a decision to grant or refuse the application has not been made or notified to the applicant before that date.

(3) The application is to be treated as an application for a licence under section 4A of the Act (and the provisions of the Act, and regulations made under the Act, apply accordingly).

(4) Paragraph (5) applies where—

(a) a request for an internal review under regulation 9 of the 2014 Regulations is made before the revocation date, and

(b) the review has not been completed before that date.

(5) The request is to be treated as a request for a review under any corresponding provision of regulations made under the Act.

(6) In this article “the revocation date” means 26th May 2015.