Article 13 Transitional provision for first-stage applications made under the 2001 Order

Any first-stage application made in accordance with the 2001 Order prior to the coming into force of this Order shall be treated as if it had been made in accordance with this Order.

Where paragraph (1) above applies, the dates on which the first-stage application was made and on which it was received by the Minister for the purposes of the 2001 Order shall be treated as the dates on which it was respectively made and received for the purposes of this Order.