44AApplication of sections 39A and 41 to 44 where permit etc. transferred

44A Application of sections 39A and 41 to 44 where permit etc. transferred

Where: (a) after an application has been made: (i) under section 39A or 40 for the grant of a licence in respect of a block in respect of which a permit is in force; or (ii) under section 40A or 40B for the grant of a licence in respect of a block in respect of which a lease is in force; and (b) before a decision has been made by the Joint Authority under subsection 43(1A) in relation to the application; a transfer of the permit or lease (as the case may be) is registered under section 78, then, after the time of the transfer: (c) in the case of an application under section 39A—that section has effect in relation to the application as if any reference in subsection (3) to the applicant were a reference to the transferee; and (d) in all cases—sections 41 to 44 (inclusive) have effect in relation to the application as if any reference in those sections to the applicant were a reference to the transferee.