4.—(1) Sections 14 and 24(2) and (3) of the Act shall come into force in relation to England and Wales on 1st April 2000.
(2) The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to this Order (which relate to matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 1st April 2000–
(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.