Paragraph 8 Authorisation of bodies
Where an application has been submitted to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 2 of the existing Schedule 4 and at the commencement date the Lord Chancellor has received advice from the Advisory Committee but not from the Director, Part I of the new Schedule 4 shall apply with the following modifications:–
the advice of the Advisory Committee shall, for the purposes of paragraphs 4 to 6 of the new Schedule 4, be treated as if it were additional advice of the Consultative Panel;
the Lord Chancellor shall consider whether it would nevertheless be appropriate also to seek the advice of the Consultative Panel; and
the Lord Chancellor shall (if he has not already done so) seek the advice of the Director.
Where an application has been submitted to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 2 of the existing Schedule 4 and at the commencement date the Lord Chancellor has received advice from the Director but not from the Advisory Committee, Part I of the new Schedule 4 shall apply in its entirety, save that the Lord Chancellor shall not be required a second time to seek the advice of the Director.