Article 1 Citation, commencement, revocation and saving

These Rules may be cited as the Treasury Solicitor (Crown’s Nominee) Rules 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

Subject to paragraph (3), the Treasury Solicitor (Crown’s Nominee) Rules 1931^f1 and the Treasury Solicitor (Crown’s Nominee) (Amendment) Rules 1968^f2 are hereby revoked.

Rules 3 and 4 of the said Rules of 1931 (which make provision for the preparation and auditing of an abstract account in relation to each year ending on 31st December) shall continue to have effect in relation to the preparation and auditing, after the commencement of these Rules, of an abstract account in relation to the year ending on 31st December 1997.