4.—(1) Section 58 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) shall continue to have effect for the purpose of making regulations, and amending regulations made under that section in relation to any relevant period(2) ending before 1st April 2005, as if—
(a)section 65 of the Act; and
(b)in Schedule 7 to the Act, paragraphs 10, 11 and 24(3);
had not been commenced.
(2) Regulations made under section 58 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(3) shall continue to have effect in relation to any relevant period ending before 1st April 2005 as if—
(a)section 65 of the Act; and
(b)in Schedule 7 to the Act, paragraphs 10, 11 and 24(3);
had not been commenced.
(3) Section 138 of and Schedules 7 and 8 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 shall continue to have effect in relation to any non-domestic rating multiplier for any financial year ending before 1st April 2005, as if—
(a)section 62 of the Act;
(b)in Schedule 7 to the Act, paragraphs 20, 21, 25(4), (5) and (6), and 26(3);
(c)in Schedule 8 to the Act, the repeals of paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 10 to, and paragraph 84(2)(b) of Schedule 13 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992,
had not been commenced.
For the definition of “relevant period” see section 58(10) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.
The relevant regulations are the Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts)(England) Regulations 1999, S.I. 1999/3379.