137. Where an opinion is provided to a prospective applicant (within the meaning of Chapter III of Part XXI of the Act of 2000) under subsection (2) of section 287 of the Act of 2000 but the prospective applicant does not make an application under section 291 of that Act in relation to the development concerned before the repeal of the said section 291 by section 6, the opinion shall, on and after that repeal, be deemed to be a Chapter 4 PAC notification.