If a relevant person
(as defined in section 23(1) of the old Act) applied for a declaration under
section 23(2) of the old Act and the Legal Practice Board has not, before
commencement day, made or refused to make the declaration, the application is
taken, on and from commencement day, to be an application for a declaration
under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA) section 21(1).