(1) A prescribed relative allowance which, by virtue of the provisions of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981, and regulations made under or applying the provisions of that Act, is payable immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, subject to section 168, continue to be paid at the rate set down in column (6) of Part I of the second Schedule or column (5) of Part I of the Fourth Schedule, as appropriate, for as long as -
(a) the beneficiary remains so incapacitated as to require full-time care and attention,
(b) there is residing with the beneficiary for the purpose of providing that care and attention a prescribed relative of the beneficiary, and
(c) the conditions contained in the Social Welfare (Prescribed Relative Allowance) Regulations, 1989 (S.I. No. 361 of 1989), continue to be fulfilled.
(2) The Social Welfare (Prescribed Relative Allowance) Regulations, 1989, (S.I. No. 361 of 1989), shall continue to have effect for the purposes of this section.