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79. Effect of Debt Settlement Arrangement.

(1) A Debt Settlement Arrangement having been registered in the Register of Debt Settlement Arrangements shall have effect according to its terms and remain in effect until -

(a) it is completed in accordance with its terms or the terms of any variation made, or

(b) it is terminated in accordance with this Chapter.

(2) While a Debt Settlement Arrangement is in effect, the following shall be parties to it and, subject to this Act, shall be bound by its terms -

(a) the debtor, and

(b) in respect of every specified debt, the creditor concerned.

(3) Where a Debt Settlement Arrangement is in effect, a creditor who is bound by it shall not, in relation to a specified debt -

(a) initiate any legal proceedings;

(b) take any step to prosecute legal proceedings already initiated;

(c) take any step to secure or recover payment;

(d) execute or enforce a judgment or order of a court or tribunal against the debtor;

(e) take any step to recover goods in the possession or custody of the debtor, unless

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