(1) Paragraph (2) applies where -

(a) an application was made before the relevant date for a licence or authorisation under or pursuant to the Export Control Order 2008,

(b) the application is for authorisation of an act prohibited by Part 2 (Trade), and

(c) a decision to grant or refuse the application has not been made before the relevant date.

(2) The application is to be treated on and after the relevant date as including an application for a licence under regulation 17 (trade licences).

(3) Paragraph (4) applies where -

(a) an application was made before the relevant date for a licence or authorisation under the Lebanon (Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 2006 or the EU Lebanon Regulation,

(b) the application is for authorisation of an act prohibited by Part 2, and

(c) a decision to grant or refuse the application has not been made before the relevant date.