Transitional and savings provisions3
1
The following provisions of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 continue to have effect after 31st August 2008 in relation to information supplied on or before that date by virtue of Article 6 of that Order—
a
Article 6(3) and (4) (which permits the onward supply of information received by virtue of Article 6(2) to a person providing housing support services); and
b
Article 7 (under which a person is guilty of an offence if he makes an unauthorised disclosure of information).
2
Paragraph (1) applies notwithstanding Article 2(2) (which brings the repeal of Articles 6 and 7 into operation on 1st September 2008).
3
In cases to which Article 2(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 20034 applies, sections 37 and 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act5 (widowed mother’s allowance and widowed parent’s allowance) (as they continue to apply by virtue of Article 3 of that Order) have effect as if the amendments specified in sections 46 and 47 had not come into operation.