3.—(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) 2003(1) applies, sections 37 and 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act(2) (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.
Section 37 was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), paragraph 72 of Schedule 24 and Schedule 30 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) and paragraph 28 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c.6) and section 39A was inserted by Article 52(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and amended by paragraph 40 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002, paragraph 74 of Schedule 24 and Schedule 30 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and paragraph 29 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005