For the purpose of the election of councillors to a new local authority on 6th April 1995 and of any election to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of a new local authority taking place between that date and 1st April 1996, the 1983 Act shall (subject to section 5(2) of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1994 Act and to the modifications referred to in articles 5, 6 and 7 below) apply and in respect of those provisions of that Act specified in column 1 of Schedule II to this Order, their application shall be subject to the modifications in column 2 of that Schedule.