89A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the personal injuries guidelines adopted by the Council on 6 March 2021 (in this section referred to as the "guidelines") that, for the avoidance of doubt, have continued in force since 24 April 2021 (being the date on which section 99 came into operation), shall, on and after the coming into operation of this section, continue in force subject to any amendments to those guidelines that the Council adopts under section 7(2)(ga).

(2) The reference in section 18(5) to the guidelines first adopted by the Council shall be construed as a reference to the guidelines and, accordingly—

(a) the Board shall, in accordance with section 11(1)(d), review any draft amendments to the guidelines that have been prepared and submitted by the Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee to the Board under section 18(2)(b) with the review of the guidelines completed by that Committee before the coming into operation of this section, and

(b) section 7(2)(ga) shall apply to the adoption by the Council of any such amendments to the guidelines.

(3) The reference in section 90(1) to the personal injuries guidelines adopted by the Council shall be construed as a reference to the guidelines.]