15Pre‑existing authorities for connection of customer equipment

15 Pre‑existing authorities for connection of customer equipment

Where, immediately before the commencement of Part 12 of the Telecommunications Act 1991 there was in force a permit (in this section called the previous permit) issued under section 118 of the Telecommunications Act 1989 or a permit (in this section also called the previous permit) taken by section 126 of that Act to be issued under Division 4 of Part 5 of that Act: (a) the previous permit is taken, on that commencement, to be a permit (in this section called the new permit) issued under Division 6 of Part 12 of the Telecommunications Act 1991, being a permit that includes the conditions (if any) to which the previous permit was subject immediately before that commencement; and (b) the person who was, or was taken to be, the holder of the previous permit is taken, on that commencement, to be the holder of the new permit.