Regulation 20 Transitional provisions
Subject to paragraph (2), where an application is received by the licensing authority before 22nd August 2001 but no determination under regulation 5 has been made in relation to that application before 22nd October 2001, the licensing authority shall—
issue the applicant with a temporary permit, in the terms applied for, to make provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or accept, private hire bookings, or
make a temporary variation of the applicant’s licence in the terms applied for,
which shall have effect from the latter date as if it were a licence granted or, as the case may be, variation made under the 1998 Act.
Any temporary permit issued or variation made under paragraph (1) shall, unless the permit or, as the case may be, the licence to which the variation applies, has already been suspended or revoked under the 1998 Act, cease to have effect for the purposes of that Act—
on the grant or variation of a licence pursuant to the outstanding application; or
where no such licence is granted or varied, on the expiry of the period of 28 days commencing on the date specified in paragraph (3).
The date referred to in paragraph (2)(b) is—
the date of service of the notice given in accordance with regulation 5 of a decision in relation to the outstanding application; or
where an appeal is brought against that decision, the date of disposal or withdrawal of that appeal.