27Effect of revocation of approval or amendment or expiry of approved code

27 Effect of revocation of approval or amendment or expiry of approved code (1) The revocation of the approval of a code of practice or of an amendment to an approved code of practice, or the expiry of an approved code of practice, or the ceasing of an organisation to be bound by an approved code of practice, does not— (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the revocation, expiry or cessation becomes operative; or (b) affect the previous operation of the code or anything duly done or suffered under, or in relation to, the code; or (c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under, or in relation to, the code; or (d) affect any penalty incurred in respect of any contravention of the code or in respect of any offence against section 82(1) committed in relation to a compliance notice issued because of any contravention of the code; or (e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability or penalty referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d). (2) Any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy referred to in subsection (1)(e) may be commenced, continued or enforced, and any penalty may be imposed, as if the code or amendment had not been revoked or the code had not expired or the organisation had not ceased to be bound by the code. (3) Subject to subsection (1), if an amendment to an approved code of practice is revoked, as from the beginning of the day on which the amendment ceases to be in operation, the code takes effect as if it had not been amended. (4) Nothing in this section prevents the application to an organisation of an Information Privacy Principle (without any modification) on and after the day on which an applicable code of practice, that modified the application of that Information Privacy Principle, ceases to be in operation.