23Existing policies

#### 23 Existing policies 23 Existing policies > > (1) During the transition period, an insurance policy that was taken out before the commencement of this Regulation and that complied with the requirements of section 63 of the [Building Professionals Act 2005](/view/html/repealed/current/act-2005-115) immediately before the repeal of that section is taken to satisfy the requirements of section 26(2)(a) of the [Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-063). > > > (2) The fact that an accredited certifier becomes a registered certifier does not affect the validity of an insurance policy. > > > (3) In this clause— > > > > transition period means the period of 12 months following the commencement of this Regulation.