12‑13 Container approval in force before

12‑13 Container approval in force before commencement time

(1) This section applies if: (a) an authorised officer had issued a container approval for a container under section 27 of the old Export Control (Plants) Order; and (b) the period (the validity period) during which the container approval was valid (including any additional periods specified under section 28 of that Order) had not ended before the commencement time. (2) The container approval has effect until the end of the validity period as if the approval had been given under subsection 9‑30(1) of this instrument. (3) If: (a) before the commencement time, a person had applied to the Secretary or an authorised officer to specify an additional period during which the container approval was to be valid; and (b) no decision on the application had been made before the commencement time; the application is taken, after the commencement time, to be an application to the Secretary under subsection 9‑35(1) of this instrument to extend the period of effect of the container approval for an additional period.