3.—(1) This article shall apply until the commencement of section 7 of the 2000 Act (application of receipts)(1).
(2) If provision is made by Budget Act for sums which are payable into the Fund to be applied for any purpose instead of being paid into the Fund, the sums–
(a)shall be treated as having been paid out of the Fund for that purpose (but not as having been paid out of the Fund by virtue of article 2(2) of this Order);
(b)may be used for that purpose; and
(c)in so far as they are not used for that purpose, must be paid into the Fund.
Section 7 of the 2000 Act is due to come into force on 1st April 2001, by virtue of article 2(4) of S.S.I. 2000/10.