The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 48:

"49.

(1) Where, immediately before the commencement day -

(a) a person is receiving care services,

(b) the person is receiving State support, and

(c) paragraph 7 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 applies in relation to the person,

paragraphs 7 to 9 of Part 3 of that Schedule shall, notwithstanding their deletion by section 31(d) of the Act of 2021, continue to have effect in relation to the person on and after the commencement day.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), where, immediately before the commencement day -

(a) a person is receiving care services,

(b) the Executive has made a determination under section 7(8)(a) that the person needs care services,

(c) the Executive has made a determination under section 11(1) in relation to the person, and

(d) paragraph 8(a) and (b) (but not paragraph 7) of Part 3 of Schedule 1 applies in relation to the person,