4(1)Section 59 of the said Act of 1980 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (5)(b) for the words " in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (6) below " there shall be substituted the words " in paragraphs (b) to (d) of subsection (6) below or in section 2(2) of the Rate Support Grants Act 1986 ".
(3)Subsection (6)(a) shall be omitted.
(4)After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)A multiplier may be subject to a maximum determined by the Secretary of State.”
(5)In subsection (11) for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
“(c)as if paragraph (e) referred to two classes, namely—
(i)councils of inner London boroughs ; and
(ii)councils of outer London boroughs ;”.
5In section 8(3) of the said Act of 1982 paragraph (a) shall be omitted and in paragraph (b) for the words " that subsection " there shall be substituted the words " subsection (6) of that section ".
6In paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the said Act of 1982 for the words from the beginning to " paragraph (c) or (d) of that subsection" there shall be substituted the words
“In paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 59 of the principal Act references to' a local authority shall include references to the Receiver and the power conferred by this paragraph may only be exercised—
(a)for the purposes specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of that subsection or in section 2(2) of the Rate Support Grants Act 1986 ;”.
7After paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the said Act of 1982 there shall be inserted—
“(2A)A multiplier determined under this paragraph may be subject to a maximum determined by the Secretary of State.”