abolished authoritymeans a local authority which is wound up and dissolved by a section 17 order;
immediately preceding yearmeans the financial year ending immediately before a reorganisation date;
initial yearmeans the financial year beginning on the reorganisation date;
preliminary periodmeans the period specified in a section 17 order or, where no such period is specified, the period commencing on the preliminary date, as specified in a section 17 order, and terminating immediately prior to the reorganisation date;
relinquishing authoritymeans a local authority which, by virtue of a section 17 order, ceases to have functions in relation to a part of its area from the reorganisation date;
the 1992 Regulationsmeans the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) Regulations 1992;
the Actmeans the Local Government Act 1992;
the principal Regulationsmeans the Local Government Changes for England (Finance) Regulations 1994;
the reorganisation datemeans the date which is specified in a section 17 order;