Notwithstanding the commencement of section 31 of the 2003 Act on 1st January 2005, that section shall, during the period beginning with 1st January 2005 and ending immediately before 1st May 2005, have effect as if the references in that section to the functions of the Scottish Ministers under the 2003 Act were references to the functions of the Scottish Ministers under Part 2 of the 1959 Act.