58Existing safety cases remain in force

58 Existing safety cases remain in force

(1) A safety case that was accepted by a Designated Authority before 1 January 2005, and is in force on that date, is taken to be a safety case that was accepted by the Safety Authority on the date that it was accepted by the Designated Authority.

Note The effect of this subregulation is that the safety case will have to be revised at the end of 5 years after its acceptance by the Designated Authority.

(2) If a safety case:

(a) is taken to be accepted by the Safety Authority under subregulation (1); and

(b) is subject to a limitation, condition or restriction imposed by the Designated Authority;

it continues to be subject to the limitation, condition or restriction as if it had been imposed by the Safety Authority.