Article 25 Transitional provisions

Where—

1. (a)

   before the coming into force of these rules a person has been appointed under section 41(1) of the Children Act 1989^f1;

2. (b)

   the proceedings in which he was appointed are still continuing; and

3. (c)

   that person has become a Welsh family proceedings officer,

then for the purposes of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 that person’s appointment shall continue notwithstanding that he is no longer an officer of the Service.