2(1)Section 31 (substituted amounts) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) for the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute—
“(aa)substitute calculations it has made under section 52ZF below have effect by virtue of section 52ZH or 52ZI below; or”.
(3)After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)Subject to any provision made by regulations under subsection (6) below, where an authority sets amounts in substitution under subsection (1)(a) above in the circumstances described in section 52ZO(6) or 52ZP(6) or (8) below, it may recover from the local precepting authority in question administrative expenses incurred by it in, or in consequence of, so doing.”
(4)In subsection (5) at the beginning insert “Subject to any provision made by regulations under subsection (6) below,”.
(5)After subsection (5) insert—
“(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for cases in which—
(a)subsection (4A) or (5) above does not apply, or
(b)that subsection applies with modifications.”