(1)  If this section commences on or before 4 December 2010 –

(a) the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998 , reinstated under the Fair Trading (Reinstatement of Regulations) Act 2008 , that, but for this section, would have expired by virtue of that Act, continue in force by virtue of this section until the commencement of Part 4 ; and

(b) on and from the commencement of Part 4 , the regulations referred to in paragraph (a) are to be taken to be regulations made under this Act for the purposes of that Part.

(2)  If this section commences after 4 December 2010, then, on and from the commencement of Part 4 , the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998 reinstated under the Fair Trading (Reinstatement of Regulations) Act 2008 that have expired by virtue of that Act on 4 December 2010 are to be taken to be regulations made under this Act for the purposes of that Part.

(3)  Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) is to be taken to prevent the code of practice referred to in those subsections being amended or rescinded under Part 4 .