42. (1) The Authority shall, not later than 3 months after the date on which this section comes into operation—

(a) make an entry in the register in respect of each person in respect of whom an entry exists in the National Adoption Contact Preference Register, and

(b) transfer into each entry made under paragraph (a) all the information in the entry in the National Adoption Contact Preference Register in respect of the person concerned.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a preference of a person in relation to contact with any other person, that is recorded in the National Adoption Contact Preference Register, shall be deemed to be, and shall be recorded in the entry in the register as, a statement made by him or her under the applicable paragraph of section 38(11), in relation to the other person.

(3) The Authority shall, no later than 6 months after the date on which this section comes into operation, delete the National Adoption Contact Preference Register.