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.