80Transitional provisions relating to block grant and expenditure levels
(1)For the purposes of section 59(6)(a) of the [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and section 8(3)(a) of the [1982 c. 32.] Local Government Finance Act 1982 in their application to block grant payable to a relevant authority for the year beginning with the abolition date there shall be deemed to have been payable to that authority in the previous year block grant of such an amount as may be determined by the Secretary of State.
(2)In relation to block grant payable for the year beginning with the abolition date the principles mentioned in section 59(11 A) of the said Act of 1980 and those mentioned in section 8(6) of the said Act of 1982 need not be the same for all relevant authorities.
(3)Notwithstanding subsection (2) of section 3 of the [1984 c. 33.] Rates Act 1984 the principles in accordance with which the Secretary of State exercises his power under that section to determine a level for the total expenditure of a relevant authority in the year beginning with the abolition date may differ from those applied by him in the case of any other relevant authority.
(4)In this section " relevant authority " means a metropolitan district council, a London borough council, the Common Council, a new authority and any other authority which the Secretary of State, having regard to any transfer of functions or property to that authority under or by virtue of this Act, may by order designate as a relevant authority for the purpose of this section.