Sch 2 para 16 Fitness to practise proceedings
(1) Until relevant rules under Part V come into force— (a) where disciplinary proceedings— (i) are pending before the UKCC or any of its committees; or (ii) have begun but the body or committee dealing with the case has not communicated its decision to the person who is the subject of the proceedings, that body or committee shall refer the proceedings to the Council and the Council shall dispose of the matter in accordance with the 1997 Act or, if the relevant provisions have been repealed, as if those provisions remained in force; (b) where an allegation is received by the Council it shall dispose of the matter as if the 1997 Act remained in force; and in both cases (c) references in the 1997 Act to the UKCC are to be treated as references to the Council.