28.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Principal Act is hereby repealed to the extent specified in column (2) of Schedule 2.

(2) The repeal of section 22(2) of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 2 does not have effect in relation to complaints made before the commencement of this section.

(3) The following regulations are hereby revoked—

(a) Regulation 5 of the Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 57 of 1996),

(b) Regulation 6 of the Ethics in Public Office (Prescribed Public Body, Designated Directorships and Designated Positions in Public Bodies) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 32 of 1997), and

(c) The Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995 (Section 3(1)(b)) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 320 of 1997).