7.—(1) Notwithstanding the commencement of section 39(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 31 of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act, sections 35 and 35A of the 1984 Act(1) continue to apply, as those provisions had effect immediately before 1st October 2023, in relation to any information laid before a magistrates’ court before that date.
(2) Notwithstanding the commencement of section 39(3) of, and paragraph 32 of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act, section 36 of the 1984 Act continues to apply, as that provision had effect immediately before 1st October 2023, in relation to any notice given by a local authority under section 36(1) or (2) of the 1984 Act before that date.
Section 32A was inserted into the 1984 Act by section 13 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19) and amended by section 317 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17).