Amendment and repeal of Acts etc.
5Any power that is exercisable by virtue of—
(a)section 317 of the Public Health Act 1936,
(b)section 82 of the [1961 c. 64.] Public Health Act 1961,
(c)section 84 of the [1963 c. 33.] London Government Act 1963, or
(d)section 48 of the [1982 c. 30.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982,
in relation to a provision of one of those Acts that is repealed and re-enacted by this Act shall be exercisable in relation to that provision as so re-enacted to the extent to which it would have been exercisable immediately before such repeal.
6Sections 252 and 254 of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 (which enable Acts passed before the 1st April 1974 and certain instruments to be amended or repealed) shall have effect in relation to this Act as if it had been passed before that date.