(1) Subject to subsection (2), section 898E shall not apply to a security (being a security issued under a programme) -
(a) which issued before 1 March 2001, or
(b) where the issuing prospectus was approved before that date by the competent authorities of a Member State (within the meaning of Council Directive 80/390/EEC [OJ No. L100, 17.4.1980, p.1]) or by the responsible authorities of a third country.
(2) Subsection (1) shall cease to apply -
(a) in the case of a security issued under a programme promoted by any Government or an entity referred to in the Annex to the Directive, to all securities issued under that programme if on or after 1 March 2002 any further security is issued under that programme, and
(b) in any other case, to any security issued under that programme on or after 1 March 2002.
(3) This section shall cease to apply as on and from 31 December 2011.
(4) [ deleted ]