(1) If a person was, immediately before the commencement, an owner of a right to a number sold to the person under section 26L of the former Act, then, after the commencement—
(a) the number is taken to be a non-standard registration number; and
(b) the person is taken to be an owner of a prescribed right to the number.
(2) If a person was, immediately before the commencement, an owner of a right to a number granted to the person under section 26M of the former Act, then, after the commencement,—
(a) the number is taken to be a non-standard registration number; and
(b) the person is taken to be an owner of a prescribed right to the number; and
(c) the number is taken to be stored by the road transport authority on behalf of the owner of the prescribed right.
(3) To remove any doubt, the nature of a right mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2), the date when the right began, and the duration of the right, are not affected by this regulation, or the repeal of the former Act.