(1) If a designation instrument provides, in relation to any of the continued rules identified in it, as mentioned in subsection (1) of section 149 (evidential provisions), then that subsection applies as it applies where a particular rule so provides.
(2) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 149 apply for the purposes of this article as if the references to a rule (other than the references in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2)) were references to a designation instrument.
(3) Unless a designation instrument provides, in relation to a specified provision of any of the pre-commencement provisions designated in it, as mentioned in subsection (2) of section 150 (actions for damages), then that section applies as it applies to a rule not falling within subsection (4) of that section.