17.—(1) (a) Part III shall not apply to any credit agreement,

(b) Part VI shall not apply to any hire-purchase agreement,

(c) sections 100, 101 and 103 shall not apply to a F66[high cost credit agreement], and

(d) Part IX, other than sections 121, 124, 130 (b), 133 (6), 134 and 136, shall not apply to a housing loan,

made before the commencement of this Act.

(2) The Hire-Purchase Acts, 1946 to 1980, shall continue to apply to any hire-purchase agreement or credit-sale agreement (within the meaning of the Hire-Purchase Act, 1946) made before the commencement of Part VII which is still in force after its commencement notwithstanding the repeal of those Acts by section 19.