Transitional provision
42.  Notwithstanding anything in this Act, every person who immediately before the date of commencement of this Act had been carrying on business as an insurance broker shall, on that date, be deemed to be a registered insurance broker —
(a)for a period of 6 months from that date; and
(b)if, before the expiry of that period, he applies for registration under section 16, until the date on which he is registered or his application is refused or withdrawn.