5. In paragraph (3)(b) of regulation 12 (claims etc. in connection with contracts of employment) of the Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1996(1), for “Part IV of the Local Government (Discretionary Payments) Regulations 1996”, substitute “Part III of the Local Government (Early Termination of Employment) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000”.