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(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1986.
(2)The provisions of this Act come into force as follows—
Part I comes into force on the day this Act is passed;
Part II, except section 5, comes into force on 1st April 1986;
section 5 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument;
Part III, except section 8, comes into force on the day this Act is passed;
section 8 comes into force on 1st April 1986;
Part IV comes into force on the day this Act is passed.
(3)Part II and this section extend to England and Wales and Scotland; the other provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales only.
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