(1) This section applies if, before the commencement:
(a) an application for an authorisation had been made; and
(b) the Board had, under section 41(4) or 42(2) of this Act as in force before the commencement, sought further information in relation to the application but had not decided the application.
(2) The Board must deal with and decide the application in accordance with this Act as in force before the commencement.
(3) However, the Board's decision is then taken to have been made under section 42 of this Act as amended by the amending Act.
Note for subsection (3)
As the decision will be made after the commencement and will be taken to be made under section 42 of the Act as amended by the amending Act, if the Board decides to grant the authorisation, it will be subject to the condition mentioned in section 42(3)(a).