14.—(1) Part V of the Principal Act shall, as respects the matters specified in subsection (2), have effect as if this Act had not been enacted.

(2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a) a complaint under section 22 of the Principal Act made to the Clerk, or made or referred to the Public Offices Commission, before the commencement of section 2,

(b) an investigation under section 23(1) of that Act begun before such commencement,

(c) a report under section 24 of that Act in relation to such an investigation,

(d) a request under section 25(1)(b) of that Act made before such commencement,

(e) the report under section 27(1) of that Act for the year F4[2001] and any reports under F4[paragraph (b)] of that subsection in course of preparation immediately before such commencement, and

(f) any report under section 4 of the Act of 1997 in course of preparation immediately before such commencement.

(3) Guidelines drawn up and published by the Public Offices Commission under section 25 of the Principal Act and in force immediately before the commencement of section 2 shall continue in force after such commencement as if drawn up and published by the Commission under that section.