Regulation 7 Transitional provision
A sponsor is not subject to the obligation to pay the charge where—
the sponsor assigns a certificate of sponsorship to a skilled worker who was assigned a previous certificate of sponsorship as a skilled worker before these Regulations came into force;
the skilled worker made an application which relied upon the previous certificate of sponsorship referred to in paragraph (a) which resulted in the grant of entry clearance or leave to remain;
the skilled worker undertook the role in respect of which the entry clearance or leave to remain was granted; and
the skilled worker has not ceased, since being granted the entry clearance or leave to remain referred to in paragraph (b), to have leave to enter or leave to remain by virtue of an application made as a skilled worker.