(1) In applying the resources of a relevant scheme which has been wound up after 1 January 1997, the trustees shall discharge the liabilities of the scheme for the following benefits in the following order -

(a) where the scheme is wound up on or before 1 June 2002 -

(i) firstly, the benefits specified in paragraph 1 of the Third Schedule to or in respect of those persons, who, at the date of the winding up, were within the categories referred to in that paragraph, to the extent that they are not already discharged, and

(ii) secondly, the benefits specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Third Schedule to or in respect of those members of the scheme who, at the date of the winding up, were within the categories referred to in those paragraphs, to the extent that they are not already discharged,

before discharging the liabilities of the scheme for other benefits, and

(b) where the scheme is wound up after 1 June 2002 -