11.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, Part V applies even if the injury or disease was sustained or contracted before the date on which these Regulations come into force.
(2) Regulations 34 and 36 do not apply if the cessation of the employment occurred before 31st March 1972, regulation 35 does not apply if the reduction of remuneration occurred before that date and regulation 37 does not apply if the death occurred before that date.
(3) Anything treated by virtue of regulation L9(4) of the 1986 Regulations (which saved payments made in anticipation of the commencement of Part L of those Regulations) as done under Part L of those Regulations shall be treated as if it had been done under Part V of these Regulations.
(4) If adequate provision has already been made for a person under regulation 7 of the Benefits regulations, Part V does not apply to him.
(5) Where—
(a)by virtue of paragraph (2) regulation 34, 35, 36 or 37 applies in a case where the cessation of the employment, the reduction of remuneration or, as the case may be, the death occurred before 1st March 1986; and
(b)paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply,
the relevant employer shall decide what allowance or lump sum (if any) is to be granted in accordance with Part V for any past or future period (but in making that decision the relevant employer shall take into account any allowance to which the person is or was entitled under regulation 7 of the Benefits regulations).
(6) Regulation 38(2)(c) has effect in cases where the cessation of employment, reduction in remuneration or death in question occurred before 6th April 1988 with the insertion after the word “otherwise)” of the words “out of any fund to which any body which employed him in relevant employment has made any contributions in respect of him or out of any fund to which assets of any such fund were transferred”.