2.—(1) Section 1(3) of the Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001, in so far as it confers power on the Secretary of State to make an order under section 43(6F) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1), shall come into force on 17th July 2001.
(2) Section 1 of the Act of 2001, except in so far as it is brought into force by paragraph 1(1), and sections 2 to 5 of that Act, shall come into force on 15th August 2001.