59. Sections 50 to 58 of this Act shall cease to have effect as of the date of the publication of the notice contemplated by section 26 of this Act; the provisions of the Cities and Towns Act (Revised Statutes, 1964, chapter 193) replaced or struck out by these sections shall then apply as they existed on 28 June 1978.
The termination of effect mentioned in the first paragraph shall not however prejudice the levying or recovery of any tax or assessment assimilated thereto imposed before the date of the publication of the notice contemplated by section 26 pursuant to the provisions of the Cities and Towns Act (Revised Statutes, 1964, chapter 193) as replaced by sections 50 to 58 of this Act.