24.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 12 do not affect the members of any fund-holding practice from which a member has withdrawn before 1st April 1999 in circumstances other than death or retirement provided that the notice required in accordance with regulation 8(2) of the principal Regulations has been sent before 1st April 1999 and in such cases regulation 8 of the principal Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to members and former members of such practices as if the amendment referred to above had not been made.
(2) In respect of any part of an allotted sum applied before 1st April 1999, regulation 23 of the principal Regulations shall continue to have effect as though the amendments made by regulations 19 and 23 of these Regulations had not been made, notwithstanding that the Secretary of State does not make his determination until on or after that date.