Article 26 Approval
(1)
Paragraph (2) applies if, before the commencement date, the Authority—
(a)
approved the acquisition unconditionally by notice under section 189(4)(a);
(b)
was treated under section 189(6) as having approved the acquisition; or
(c)
approved the acquisition subject to conditions by a final notice following a decision notice given under section 189(7).
(2)
The notice, the approval and any conditions (as the case may be) are to be treated as having been given or imposed by the PRA.
(3)
Paragraph (4) applies if, before the commencement date—
(a)
the Authority specified or extended a period under section 191 (duration of approval); and
(b)
the period had not expired.
(4)
The period is to be treated as having been specified or extended, as the case may be, by the PRA.