39. (1) An employment permit that is in force immediately before the coming into operation of this section shall, after such coming into operation, continue in force, for the period for which it was granted or last renewed and the Act of 2006 as amended by this Act shall apply to such permits.

(2) In the case of an employment permit continued in force under subsection (1) that was granted under section 8 of the Act of 2006 and permits the employment in the State of the foreign national in an economic sector specified in the employment permit, references to the employer of a foreign national to whom such employment permit was granted shall, until such permit expires or is revoked or renewed, be to the employer for the time being employing that foreign national pursuant to that employment permit.

(3) An employment permit continued in force under subsection (1) may be revoked and renewed under the Act of 2006 as amended by this Act.

(4) Regulations made under section 14, 29 or 30 of the Act of 2006 that are in force immediately before the coming into operation of section 17, 29or 30 as the case may be, shall continue in force after such coming into operation as if made under section 14, 29 or 30 as amended by section 17, 29 or 30 as appropriate and such regulations may be amended or revoked accordingly.

(5) Where, before the coming into operation of this section an application has been made for the grant of an employment permit but a decision in respect of the application has not been made by the Minister, then the application (other than an application referred to in subsection (6)) shall be treated as if it were an application for an employment permit under the Act of 2006 as amended by this Act and shall be dealt with accordingly.

(6) Where, by virtue of section 10(1) of the Act of 2006, section 10 of that Act does not apply to an employment permit for which an application is made before the coming into operation of this section and a decision in respect of the application has not been made by the Minister, then the application shall be treated as if it were an application for an employment permit under the Act of 2006 as amended by this Act other than in so far as the amendments relate to the repeal of section 10(1) and the insertion of section 10A of the Act of 2006 and shall be dealt with accordingly.

(7) Where evidence has been given through a live television link in accordance with section 35 of the Act of 2006 and has been video recorded in accordance with section 35(2) of the Act of 2006, the repeal of section 35(2) of the Act of 2006 by section 38(e) shall not affect the validity of such video recording in respect of the proceedings concerned where such proceedings have not been finally determined before the coming into operation of section 38(e).