Paragraph 13

Where, immediately before 5th July 1999, payment of a relevant benefit was suspended or withheld by virtue of any provision of Part V of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M1 (suspension and extinguishment), the provisions of Chapter I of Part III of the Regulations (suspension and termination) shall, on or after that date, apply with respect to that suspension or withholding as if it were a suspension imposed by virtue of those provisions.