88.—(1) Where on the commencement of this section an agreement under section 59 of the Local Government Act, 1955, is in force, that agreement continues in force as if it were an agreement made under section 85 notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 59 of the Local Government Act, 1955.

(2) Without prejudice to section 20 of the Interpretation Act, 1937, references in section 10 of the Fire Services Act, 1981, section 14 of the Roads Act, 1993, section 2 of the Building Control Act, 1990, and section 5 of the Local Government Act, 1998, to section 59 of the Local Government Act, 1955, shall be read as references to section 85 of this Act.