6.—(1) For the purposes of regulations 7 and 8, the maximum topping-up limit applicable to a recipient shall be —
(a)
where the recipient was born before 1st January 1932, $30,000; and
(b)
where the recipient was born on or after 1st January 1932, the minimum sum applicable to him.
(2) Where the maximum topping-up limit applicable to a recipient immediately before 28th December 2000 is a higher amount than that applicable to him under paragraph (1), the maximum topping-up limit applicable to him shall be the higher amount.