17(1)The [1962 c. 56.] Local Government (Records) Act 1962 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 2 (acquisition and deposit of records) in subsection (6) (local authorities to which the section applies) after “section 3 of the [1996 c. 16.] Police Act 1996,” there shall be inserted “the Metropolitan Police Authority,”.
(3)In section 8 (interpretation) in the definition of “local authority” after “section 3 of the [1996 c. 16.] Police Act 1996,” there shall be inserted “the Metropolitan Police Authority,”.