Sec. 8. "General assessment provisions of this article" means the law contained in:
(1) chapters 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 31, and 35 of this article;
(2) sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13 of chapter 30 of this article;
(3) sections 1 through 7, inclusive, of chapter 36 of this article; and
(4) sections 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10.7, 11, 12, and 13 of chapter 37 of this article.