24Savings provision—deemed effective service decisions

24 Savings provision—deemed effective service decisions

(1) If, before the commencement of this instrument, the Secretary decided under regulation 20 of the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Regulations 2008 to treat particular service by a person as effective service, then, on that commencement, the Secretary is taken to have made a determination under section 17 of this instrument specifying the service as service that is to be treated as effective service. (2) To avoid doubt, the Secretary may vary or revoke a determination that is taken to have been made under subsection (1).