(1) The provisions set out in schedule 1, part 1.1 are taken, on the commencement day, to be legal profession rules made under this Act by the law society council.
(2) The provisions set out in schedule 1, part 1.2 are taken, on the commencement day, to be legal profession rules made under this Act by the bar council.
(3) To remove any doubt, section 583 (Public notice of proposed legal profession rules) does not apply to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) or (2).
(4) To remove any doubt and without limiting subsection (1), the provisions mentioned in that subsection may be amended or repealed as if they had been made as legal profession rules by the law society council under this Act.
(5) To remove any doubt and without limiting subsection (2), the provisions mentioned in that subsection may be amended or repealed as if they had been made as legal profession rules by the bar council under this Act.
(6) To remove any doubt, the legal profession rules mentioned in subsection (1) and (2) are taken—
(a) to have been notified under the Legislation Act on the commencement day; and
(b) to have commenced on the commencement day; and
(c) not to be required to be presented to the Legislative Assembly under the Legislation Act, section 64.
(7) This section is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.
(8) This section and schedule 1 expire on the day they commence.