21. (1) Where, before the date on which this section comes into operation, an individual in applying for a certificate of fitness under section 109B of the Act of 2010, makes a statement or provides information to a Superintendent of the Garda Síochána that he or she knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false or misleading in a material respect, then, on or after that date, for the purposes of the operation of section 109B(7) of that Act, the statement or information shall be deemed to have been made or provided, as the case may be, to an Inspector of the Garda Síochána in the equivalent division.

(2) Where, before the date on which this section comes into operation, a Superintendent of the Garda Síochána refuses an application for a certificate of fitness, then, on or after that date, a reference in section 109D(2) or 109E of the Act of 2010 to the Inspector of the Garda Síochána concerned shall be construed as if the Inspector had refused the application.

(3) In this section “Act of 2010” means the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010.