(1) A prescribed relative allowance which, by virtue of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1981, and regulations made under or applying that Act, is payable immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, subject to section 184, continue to be paid at the rate set out in column (5) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 or column (5) of Part 1 of Schedule 4, as appropriate, for as long as -
(a) the beneficiary remains so incapacitated as to require full-time care and attention,
(b) a prescribed relative of the beneficiary is residing with the beneficiary for the purpose of providing that care and attention, 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.