3.—(1) The coming into force of any of the provisions set out in article 2 does not affect any act done, any declaration or any direction under, or in relation to the exercise of the Welsh Ministers’ powers in sections 496 to 497A of the Education Act 1996(1) and those sections continue to apply as if the provisions set out in article 2 had not been made.
(2) Where the Welsh Ministers have issued a direction in exercise of their powers in sections 496 to 497A of the Education Act 1996 (“the direction powers”) before any of the provisions set out in article 2 come into force and they are satisfied that a further direction should be issued in relation to the same matters in exercise of the direction powers those sections continue to apply as if the provisions set out in article 2 had not been made.