Regulation 29 Transitional provisions

(1)

Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 2 shall have effect, with the modifications in paragraph (2), in relation to anything done before the coming into force of these Regulations pursuant to Part 2 of the Construction Products Regulations 1991 (“the 1991 Regulations”), as if that thing had been done pursuant to Part 2 of these Regulations.

(2)

The modifications referred to in paragraph (1) are that—

(a)

any reference to the grounds for serving a suspension notice, a prohibition notice or a notice to warn, or for forfeiture, shall have effect as a reference to the grounds on which, or the circumstances in which, a similar notice could be served, or forfeiture order made, under the 1991 Regulations; and

(b)

any reference to an offence under regulation 4, 5 or 6, other than such a reference in a provision to which sub-paragraph (a) applies, shall have effect as a reference to an offence under regulations 5, 6, 7 or 8 of the 1991 Regulations.

(3)

Regulation 21 (recovery of expenses of enforcement) shall have effect in relation to any proceedings to which paragraph (1) applies.

(4)

Such other provisions of these Regulations as are necessary to the operation of paragraph (1) shall have effect for that purpose.

(5)

Regulations 21 (appeals against detention of products) and 22 (compensation for seizure and detention) of the 1991 Regulations shall continue to have effect in relation to any construction products seized or detained under regulation 17 (powers of search etc.) of those Regulations.