Article 13

In a case where on 6th October 1980 the traffic commissioners have held a public sitting, for any purpose relating to an application for, or any matters affecting, a road service licence or backing, under section 153 of the 1960 Act and the matter in respect of which the sitting was held has not been determined, the determination shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions which subsisted at the time when the hearing was completed save that, in the case of an application for a road service licence, the provisions as to the duration of the licence contained in the 1980 Act shall apply and any application or matter affecting a backing shall be treated as applying to a road service licence.