Savings and transitional arrangements

19.—(1) Except as mentioned in paragraph (2), regulations 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 do not affect a debt payment programme in respect of which an application for approval was made (under regulation 20 of the DAS Regulations) before 29th October 2018.

(2) Regulation 8(2) applies in relation to debt payment programmes to which paragraph (1) applies where, on or after 29th October 2018, an application for variation of the debt payment programme is made under regulation 37(1)(d) of the DAS Regulations (material change in the circumstances of a debtor).

(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the amendment introduced by regulation 8(2) is not in itself a material change in the circumstances of the debtor for the purposes of this regulation.

(4) Regulation 5(1) has no effect as regards an application for approval as a money adviser under regulation 9 of the DAS Regulations (approval of a money adviser) made before 29th October 2018.

(5) Regulation 4 has no effect as regards a debt payment programme where the determination which would be corrected was made before 29th October 2018.