(1) Where, before commencement, a direction has been served on a person pursuant to regulation 44(2) of the ISD Regulations or paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 13A, that direction is treated after commencement as if it were a restriction notice served under section 189(2)(b), but subsections (3) to (9) of that section do not apply to such a notice.

(2) Where, before commencement, a direction has been served under section 26(2) of the Banking Act or paragraph 5 of Schedule 2D, the direction is to be treated after commencement as if it were a restriction notice served under section 189(2) and subsection (3) of that section has effect as if the shares which are the subject of that notice were shares to which section 189 applies.