11. Transitional provisions---(1) Where---
   (a) Before the commencement of this section, a request has been made
         under section 24 of the principal Act by or on behalf of a
         natural person; and
   (b) The request has not been finally dealt with under the principal
         Act at the commencement of this section,---

 that request shall be dealt with as if sections 3 to 10 of this Act had
 not been passed, and section 35 of the principal Act shall apply in
 respect of any decision made (whether before or after the commencement
 of this section) under Part IV of the principal Act in relation to the
 request.

   (2) Any complaint which, before the commencement of this section, has
 been made to an Ombudsman pursuant to section 35 of the principal Act in
 relation to a decision made under Part IV of the principal Act (being a
 decision made in respect of a request made by or on behalf of a natural
 person under section 24 of the principal Act) shall, where that
 complaint has not been finally dealt with before the commencement of
 this section, be dealt with as if sections 3 to 10 of this Act had not
 been passed.

   (3) Where, at the commencement of this section, any proceedings in
 relation to a request made by or on behalf of a natural person under
 section 24 of the principal Act are before any Court, those proceedings
 shall continue as if sections 3 to 10 of this Act had not been passed.

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