Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause Forty-first A of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws relative to age, in the town of North Andover persons 62 years of age or older, otherwise qualify, shall be permitted to enter into tax deferral and recovery agreements with the board of assessors of the town under said clause Forty-first A.