7.—(1) Section 135 (application of IPCC provisions to contractors) of, and paragraph 94 of Schedule 11 to, the 2014 Act apply to a matter which comes to the attention of the appropriate authority on or after 8th April 2015.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies to a matter which came to the attention of the preceding appropriate authority before 8th April 2015.
(3) In relation to a matter to which this paragraph applies—
(a)section 135 of, and paragraph 94 of Schedule 11 to, the 2014 Act do not apply;
(b)section 39(9) to (11) of the Police Reform Act 2002 and any regulations made under it continue to have effect in relation to that matter.
(4) In this article, “preceding appropriate authority” is the appropriate authority for the purposes of a matter in relation to which regulations made under section 39(9) to (11) of the Police Reform Act 2002 have effect.