3.—(1) The relevant requirements of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 are to be regarded as having no effect (and as having never had effect) with respect to financial year 2020/21.
(2) The relevant requirements of that Act are—
(a)section 85 of that Act (together with sections 90(1)(a) and 92(2)(a)(ii) of that Act),
(b)section 87 of that Act,
(c)section 92(4) and (5) of that Act.
(3) The rest of Part 12 of that Act is to be taken to apply (and to have applied) subject to this section.
(4) The reference in this section to financial year 2020/21 is to the financial year ending on 31st March 2021.
4.—(1) The Department for Communities may by regulations disapply or modify, with respect to financial year 2021/22, any provision in Part 12 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.
(2) Regulations under this section may contain provision stating that they are to be treated as if having had effect since the start of financial year 2021/22 (and that Part 12 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 is to be regarded as having had effect accordingly since then).
(3) Regulations under this section may contain supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(4) Regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.
(5) The references in this section to financial year 2021/22 are to the financial year ending on 31st March 2022.