Regulation 8

any hospital, maternity home, clinic or other place approved as an approved institution immediately before 31 December 2012 is deemed to be a health institution for the purposes of these Regulations until the date that approval would have expired under the revoked Regulations if they had not been revoked; (b)any consent to treatment for sexual sterilisation given under the revoked Regulations and in force immediately before 31 December 2012 is deemed to be a valid consent given under these Regulations; and

any certificate issued or given under the revoked Regulations and in force immediately before 31 December 2012 is deemed to be a valid certificate issued or given under these Regulations.