Article 6 Penalty orders
(1)
Where a penalty order has been imposed on a person or body pursuant to the old section 16 (penalty orders)—
(a)
before the relevant date; or
(b)
on or after the relevant date pursuant to Schedule 2 to the Opticians Order (transitional provisions) or this Order,
the Council shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to be entitled to recover the sum of money payable in respect of that penalty order from the person or body against whom the order was made if that person or body has failed to pay that sum to the Council within the period specified in the penalty order.
(2)
The old section 16(7) shall continue to apply to any sum recovered pursuant to this article.