Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.161Licence applications
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sec.161 Licence applications
Subsection (2) applies if— an application was made under the repealed Act for a new licence, to renew or replace a current licence or to restore an expired licence; and the application was not decided or withdrawn before the commencement. The application must be decided under the repealed Act as if this Act had not been enacted. Section 162 applies to a licence issued because of a decision under subsection (2) as if the licence were a licence in force immediately before the commencement. (sec.161-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— an application was made under the repealed Act for a new licence, to renew or replace a current licence or to restore an expired licence; and the application was not decided or withdrawn before the commencement. (sec.161-ssec.2) The application must be decided under the repealed Act as if this Act had not been enacted. (sec.161-ssec.3) Section 162 applies to a licence issued because of a decision under subsection (2) as if the licence were a licence in force immediately before the commencement.
- (a) an application was made under the repealed Act for a new licence, to renew or replace a current licence or to restore an expired licence; and
- (b) the application was not decided or withdrawn before the commencement.