36Transitional provision

36 Transitional provision

(1)  A public notice under the former rules that was in force and effect immediately before the commencement day is taken to be a published notice, under and for the purposes of these rules, in force and having effect according to its terms until whichever of the following first occurs:

(a) the public notice is rescinded;

(b) the public notice is spent in its application.

(2)  A reference, in a public notice under the former rules that is in force and having effect on the commencement day by virtue of this rule, to live weight is taken to be a reference to whole weight within the meaning of rule 3 and rule 14 .

(3)  In this rule –

commencement day means the day on which these rules take effect;

former rules means the Fisheries (Commercial Dive) Rules 2011 .