(1) A person who, on or after 9 May 1989, claims or has claimed, in respect of a period before 7 June 1989, jobseeker's allowance of an amount to which the person would not be entitled if section 144 were applicable shall be entitled to be paid that allowance only in accordance with section 144.

(2)

(a) A person who has not, before 9 May 1989, specifically claimed, in respect of a period before 7 June 1989, any additional amount for jobseeker's allowance being an amount to which the person would not be entitled if section 144 were applicable shall not be entitled to be paid the additional amount.

(b) In paragraph (a) "claimed" means claimed in writing from the Minister or claimed in proceedings instituted against the Minister in any court.

(3) An amount properly paid to any person before 7 June 1989 by way of jobseeker's allowance which as a result of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 1989 would be recoverable by the Minister shall not be so recoverable.