18(1)In section 11 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (confidentiality of staff records)—E+W
(a)in subsection (1), omit “section 17 of the Local Government Finance Act 1982 or”; and
(b)in subsection (3), in the definition of “relevant body”, for “Part III of the said Act of 1982” substitute “ the Audit Commission Act 1998 ”.
(2)In section 66(5) of that Act (meaning of references to proper practices in specified earlier enactments and all later ones) in paragraph (b) omit “Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982 and”.
(3)In section 70 of that Act (requirements for companies under control or subject to influence of local authorities)—
(a)in subsection (2), for “Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982 (accounts and audits)”, and
(b)in subsection (4), for “Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982”,
substitute “ the Audit Commission Act 1998 ”.