After section 165--
insert--
'(1) This section applies to any of the following applications if the application was made to the board, and not finally dealt with, before the commencement--
(a) an application for registration under the pre-amended Act, section 8;
(b) an application for renewal of registration under the pre-amended Act, section 18;
(c) an application for restoration of registration under the pre-amended Act, section 23.
'(2) The pre-amended Act continues to apply to the application for the purpose of making a decision about the application.
'(3) In this section--
commencement means the commencement of this section.
pre-amended Act means this Act as in force immediately before the commencement.
'(1) Sections 36AA and 69AA do not apply to a person who, before the commencement, stopped being an architect if the relevant conduct of the person mentioned in section 36AA(1) happened before the commencement.
'(2) In this section--
commencement means the commencement of this section.'.