The provisions of the acts amended in Article 1 and Article 5 as they have been amended to date shall apply to re-elections, pre-term and by-elections to local government units, elections to new councils, re-elections and re-term elections of mayors, town mayors and city mayors, as well as the local referendum, held during the term of office when this Act entered into force, with the exception of:

1) the provisions of Article 10 § 1 point 3 subpoint a, Article 11 § 3, and Article 426 § 3 and 4 of the Act amended in Article 1, which shall apply as amended by this Act;

2) the provisions of Article 5 points 10 and 14, Article 12 § 5-5b, 11 and 15, Article 13 § 1aa, 1b and 3, Article 13a § 3, Articles 18-19a, Article 20 § 1-4, Articles 21-23, Article 25a, Article 26 § 1-11, Article 28, Article 28a, Article 29 § 1, 3 and 4, Article 29a, Article 30 § 1, Article 32, Article 34, Article 35 § 1-4, Article 36, Article 37a§ 1, Article 51 § 2 point 2, Article 53b § 2-3 and 7, Article 55 § 1, Article 56 § 2-3a, Article 58 § 2 point 2, Article 160 § 1 point 2, Article 163 § 2-4, Article 165 § 1, 1a and 3, Article 199, Article 202 § 4, Article 203 § 4, Article 217 § 1, Article 259 § 1, Article 261 § 4b, Article 327 § 1 and 2, Article 337 § 1 and 2, Article 340 § 4, Article 373 § 2, Article 375 § 1, Article 419 § 2a and 5, Article 421 § 2 and Article 478 § 4 of the Act amended in Article 1, and Article 12 paragraph 5 of the Act amended in Article 5, which shall apply, as amended by this Act, to elections or referendums ordered after the date specified in the announcement of the Prime Minister issued under Article 15 paragraph 1 point 7.