3.—(1) Sections 16, 18 and 24(1) of the Act shall come into force in relation to England and Wales on 27th September 1999.
(2) The provisions of the Act as specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 27th September 1999–
(a)in relation to England;
(b)in relation to Wales in so far as those provisions relate to an authority falling within section 1(1)(d) or (e) of the Act.