Land Drainage Act 1976

5(1)If on the coming into force of this Act the [1975 c. 76.] Local Land Charges Act 1975 has not come into force, then—

(a)the repeal by this Act of the entry relating to the [1961 c. 48.] Land Drainage Act 1961 in Schedule 1 to the said Act of 1975 shall not have effect until immediately after the coming into force of the said Act of 1975 ;

(b)until the coming into force of the said Act of 1975 the following subsection (" the transitional subsection") shall have effect in substitution for subsection (4) of section 31 of this Act ( " the permanent subsection " ):—

(4)Any such scheme shall be registered in the register of local land charges by the proper officer of the district council or, in Greater London, in accordance with section 79 of the [1963 c. 33.] London Government Act 1963, in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made under section 15 of the [1925 c. 22.] Land Charges Act 1925,; and

(c)upon the coming into force of the said Act of 1975 the entry referred to in paragraph (a) above shall operate in relation to this Act (so that the permanent subsection shall then have effect and the transitional subsection shall then cease to have effect).

(2)This paragraph is hereby repealed as from immediately after the time when the repeal by this Act of the entry referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above has effect.