PART 5
SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Saving and transitional provisions
29.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), where —
(a)a permit or an approval is granted by the Chief Executive under the Air Navigation Order (O 2) immediately before 1 January 2023; and
(b)the permit or approval may be granted by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation under these Regulations,
the permit or approval granted by the Chief Executive continues in force as if the Director‑General of Civil Aviation had granted that permit or approval under these Regulations until the permit or approval is superseded, revoked or otherwise terminated.
(2)  A permit or an approval mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) that is expressed to continue in force for a definite period ceases to be in force after the expiration of that period.
(3)  An application under any provision of the Air Navigation Order immediately before 1 January 2023 for a permit or an approval that may be granted by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation under these Regulations, which application is still pending on or after 1 January 2023, is to be treated as if that application were made under these Regulations.