83. (1) Where, before the coming into operation of this section, a health services provider had, under, and in accordance with, Part 4 of the Act of 2017 made an open disclosure of an incident (within the meaning of the Act of 2017) that is a notifiable incident specified in Schedule 1, that Part of the Act of 2017 shall continue to apply to that open disclosure of that incident.

(2) Where, on or after the coming into operation of section 8, a notifiable incident is specified in regulations under that section and a health services provider had, under, and in accordance with, Part 4 of the Act of 2017 made an open disclosure of an incident (within the meaning of the Act of 2017) that is a notifiable incident specified in those regulations made under section 8, that Part of the Act of 2017 shall continue to apply to that open disclosure of that incident.