741Existing registrations of plant and plant designs

741  Existing registrations of plant and plant designs  (1) This regulation applies to an item of plant or the design of an item of plant if:  (a) before 1 January 2012, the item of plant or design of the item of plant was registered under Division 8 of the OHS Regulations; and  (b) immediately before the commencement, the registration is in force; and  (c) on 1 January 2012, the item of plant or design of the item of plant is required to be registered under Part 5.3.  (2) On 1 January 2012:  (a) for the item of plant:  (i) the item of plant is taken to be registered by the regulator as an item of plant under Part 5.3; and  (ii) the registration is valid until the date on which it is expressed to expire unless the regulator revokes it earlier; and  (iii) any conditions applying to the registration of the item of plant immediately before the commencement continue to apply; and  (iv) the registration may be varied or revoked by the regulator; or  (b) for the design of the item of plant:  (i) the design of the item of plant is taken to be registered by the regulator as the design of an item of plant under Part 5.3; and  (ii) any conditions applying to the registration of the design of the item of plant immediately before the commencement continue to apply; and  (iii) the registration may be varied or revoked by the regulator.  (3) A written notice issued by the Commission under Division 8 of the OHS Regulations stating that the Commission has registered the design of an item of plant is taken to be a registration document issued by the regulator under regulation 261 for the design of the item of plant.  (4) A written notice issued by the Commission under Division 8 of the OHS Regulations stating that the Commission has registered an item of plant is taken to be a registration document issued by the regulator under regulation 274 for the item of plant.  (5) A registration number issued by the Commission under Division 8 of the OHS Regulations for an item of plant is taken to be the plant registration number under regulation 273 for the item of plant.  (6) The design registration number issued by the Commission under Division 8 of the OHS Regulations for the design of an item of plant is taken to be the plant design registration number under regulation 260 for the design of the item of plant.