39. (1) A failure by a registered nurse to pay a fee that became payable by him or her under section 24 of the Principal Act as in force before the commencement of this Act shall be taken to be a failure to pay a fee that became payable under section 26D of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
(2) A registered nurse who was not registered under the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this Act because his or her registration was cancelled for a failure by the nurse to pay a fee that had become payable by him or her under section 24 of the Principal Act as in force before the commencement of this Act shall be taken to have had his or her registration cancelled for a failure to pay a fee which had become payable by him or her under section 26D of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.