Article 8 Transitional and savings provisions
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by article 4 of, and Schedule 1 to, this Order have no effect for the duration of the transitional period in relation to an individual who before the 1st October 2015—
(a)
has applied for authorisation to act as an insolvency practitioner under section 392 of the 1986 Act and that application has not been granted, refused or withdrawn; or
(b)
holds an authorisation so to act granted under section 393 of the 1986 Act.
(2)
The reference in paragraph (1) to Schedule 1 to this Order does not include paragraphs 3(2), 4(3), 5(3) and 5(5) of that Schedule.