8.—(1) Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a claimant who is entitled to an income-related allowance immediately before ceasing to be in Northern Ireland continues to be entitled to such an allowance after ceasing to be in Northern Ireland.
(2) Regulations may modify any provision of this Part, so far as relating to an income-related allowance, in its application to a person who is entitled to such an allowance by virtue of regulations under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) may, in particular, provide—
(a)for any provision of this Part to apply even though it would not otherwise apply;
(b)for any such provision not to apply even though it would otherwise apply.