16 particular decided purpose if manual processing for the purpose was commenced before the entry into force. 4. As regards personal data that at entry into force are stored for historical research, the provisions of Sections 9, 10, 13 and 21 of the new act shall first begin to be applied when the information is processed in some other way. The corresponding rules in the old act shall be applied until then. However, the said rules in the new act shall not be applied before the time prescribed by 2 or 3 by reason of that stated here. 5. Notification under Section 36 of the new act may be made before the new act has entered into force for the processing in question. 6. Consent that has been provided before the new act has entered into force for the processing in question shall also apply after the entry into force provided the consent fulfils the requirements in the new act. 7. If a request for registration under Section 10 of the old act was received before the new act entered into force for the processing in question but has drawn out or not been carried out before entry into force, the request shall be considered to be an application under Section 26 of the new act. 8. The rules of the new act on damages shall only be applied if the circumstances to which the application relates have occurred before the new act has entered into force for the processing in question. In other cases the old rules apply.