1023.302—When the Act applies.
The Act applies to any covered proceeding pending or commenced before the Board on or after August 5, 1985. It also applies to any such proceeding commenced before the Board on or after October 1, 1984, and finally disposed of before August 5, 1985, provided that an application for fees and expenses, as described in § 1023.310 of this subpart, has been filed with the Board within 30 days after August 5, 1985, and to any such proceeding pending on or commenced on or after October 1, 1981, in which an application for fees and other expenses was timely filed and was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.