(1) Where at the commencement of this Act a person has been—
(a) for a period of not less than 5 years, carrying on business as a customs broker or employed as a customs clerk, that person may continue to act as such but shall within 3 months apply in the prescribed form for the appropriate licence without being required to take the examination referred to in section 15, and the Commission shall grant the appropriate licence on payment of the prescribed fee;
(b) for a period of less than 5 years, carrying on business as a customs broker or employed as a customs clerk, that person may continue to act as such but shall within 6 months apply on the prescribed form for and be granted the appropriate licence on satisfying section 14(2);
(c) for a period of not less than 3 months, employed as an apprentice, he or she may continue to act as such but shall within one month apply in the prescribed form for and be granted an apprentice permit or customs clerk licence on satisfying section 14(2).
(2) The period for which a person has been carrying on business under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) or the length of employment under subsection (1)(c) shall be verified by the Comptroller prior to the grant of a licence by the Commission under this section.