After section 13 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted:

14.     Application of amendments made by Law Officers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015

(1)  In this section –

amendment Act means the Law Officers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015 ;

amendment day means the day on which the amendment Act commenced.

(2)  Apart from this section, the amendments to this Act made by the amendment Act do not apply in relation to the person who, immediately before the amendment day, held the office of Solicitor-General.

(3)  Nothing in this Act is to be taken to prevent a person, by reason only that the person has acted, or is acting, as Solicitor-General, from holding, or from being appointed to, the office of Solicitor-General.