41(1)Section 204 (licensing) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “districts” substitute “ principal areas ”;
(b)for “district” substitute, in both places, “ area ”;
(c)for “areas in which” substitute “ localities in which ”; and
(d)for “April 1, 1974” substitute “ 1st April 1996 ”.
(3)In subsection (2), after “shall” insert “ (except in relation to Wales) ”.
(4)In subsection (3), after “council” insert “ or, in Wales, of the principal council ”.