26.—(1) A debtor or creditor who makes a request to the Official Assignee under section 295(1) of the Act for the modification of a debt repayment plan in respect of the debtor must pay the appropriate fee.
(2) Before the Official Assignee modifies a debt repayment plan under section 295(1) of the Act in respect of a debtor, the Official Assignee must consider —
(a)
whether there has been a change in the monthly income or expenditure of the debtor; and
(b)
whether the debtor is employed.
(3) Where a debtor requests that a modification be made by the Official Assignee to the debt repayment plan in respect of the debtor by reason of a material change in the debtor’s circumstances, the Official Assignee may require the debtor to provide proof of such change.
(4) The Official Assignee may modify a debt repayment plan by doing all or any of the following:
(a)
increasing or reducing the total debt to be repaid by the debtor under the debt repayment plan;
(b)
increasing or reducing the amounts to be paid periodically by the debtor under the debt repayment plan;
(c)
including a proved and admitted debt of a creditor not previously bound by the debt repayment plan;
(d)
extending the repayment period of the debt repayment plan subject to section 295(6) of the Act;