3.—(1) Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Order, compensation shall be payable by the Secretary of State for damage caused as a result of an act committed on or after 1st April 1978 to any property or for the unlawful removal on or after that date of property in the circumstances described in Article 6.
(2) The Criminal Injuries to Property (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 [1971 c.38] shall cease to have effect, except in relation to any damage (within the meaning of that Act) caused as a result of an act committed before, or in relation to property unlawfully removed before, 1st April 1978.