Regulation 16 Transitional provisions

Where immediately before a fire certificate becomes required under these Regulations in respect of any premises a Fire Services Order certificate was in force in respect of those premises the Fire Services Order certificate shall be deemed to be a fire certificate issued under these Regulations and accordingly any condition attached to the Fire Services Order certificate shall have effect as a condition imposed under regulation 5(2) and the certificate may (in particular) be varied or cancelled in accordance with these Regulations.

Any application for a Fire Services Order certificate with respect to any premises which is pending at the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations shall, in the case of premises for which a fire certificate is required by these Regulations, be deemed to be an application for a fire certificate in respect of them duly made in accordance with these Regulations and accordingly the provisions of regulation 4(2) to (4) shall apply.

If in the case of premises for which a fire certificate is required by these Regulations any notice has been given to the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland of a proposal to undertake any of the changes of which notice is required to be given by Article 29(4) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984^f1 such notice shall be deemed to be a notice duly given in accordance with regulation 6(1) and accordingly the provisions of regulation 6(2) to (5) shall apply.