7.—(1) Where by virtue of section 27 of the Act a community council is established for a community or a group of communities, the district council concerned shall, in the year beginning on 1st April 1974, levy rates in the community or group of communities and make payments to the community council as if the community council had issued a precept to the district council requiring payment of the sum necessary to meet the expenses of the community council during that year.
(2) For the purpose of determining any such sum as is mentioned in paragraph (1), a district council shall—
(a)in the case of the council of a community whose area is included in the area of an existing borough or urban district, consult with the borough or urban district council; and
(b)in the case of the council of a community or group of communities which replaces an existing parish council, consult with the parish council;
and the clerk of any such borough, urban district or parish council shall supply the district council with such information as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to this article.