(1) Where, at the commencement of these Regulations disciplinary proceedings are pending or not finally determined, the disciplinary proceedings are deemed to have been instituted, and continued, in accordance with these Regulations and the institution of proceedings are deemed to have complied with the procedures in these Regulations as if they had been instituted under these Regulations.
(2) Where, at the commencement of these Regulations, a hearing is being conducted in relation to disciplinary proceedings instituted against a public officer, the determination of the hearings are deemed to be valid for the purposes of these Regulations as if it had been conducted and determined under these Regulations.
(3) Where a person is suspended at the commencement of these Regulations but no institution of disciplinary proceedings is in effect, that person is deemed to have been suspended under regulation 5 for the purpose of these Regulations.