2(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above applies any reference to a specified officer of a local authority shall be construed as a reference to the proper officer of a local authority.S
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply in any case—
(a)to a reference to a specified officer of a local authority in an enactment mentioned in section 64(5) of this Act or any other enactment referring to an officer specified in such a reference; or
(b)to a reference in any enactment to an assessor or depute assessor appointed under section 116 of this Act.