7.—Where—

(a) a grant under section 7 of the Act of 1979 (as amended by section 26) was paid by the Minister on or after the 10th day of April, 1981, but before the commencement of the said section 26, or

(b) a grant, loan, subsidy, contribution or other form of assistance was paid by the Minister or a housing authority, being a grant, loan, subsidy, contribution or assistance specified in a provision of this Act mentioned in column (2) of the Table to this section at any reference number in column (1) of that Table, on or after the date specified in column (3) of that Table at that reference number but before the commencement of that provision, and

(c) in any case mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) the grant, loan, subsidy, contribution or assistance would have been valid and effectual if it had been paid after the commencement of the said section 26 or that provision (as the case may be),

the grant, loan, subsidy, contribution or assistance shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been paid after such commencement.

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