4.—(1) The following provisions of Part 6 (the environment) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 shall come into force in the areas of the local authorities in England specified in paragraph (2) below on 31st March 2004—

(a) section 48 (graffiti removal notices);

(b) section 49 (recovery of expenditure);

(c) section 50 (guidance);

(d) section 51 (appeals); and

(e) section 52 (exemption from liability in relation to graffiti removal notices).

(2) The following local authorities are specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above—

(a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council;

(b) Bristol City Council;

(c) Cambridge City Council;

(d) Dartford Borough Council;

(e) Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council;

(f) Epping Forest District Council;

(g) Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council;

(h) London Borough of Merton;

(i) London Borough of Westminster;

(j) Northampton Borough Council;

(k) Southampton City Council; and

(l) Wansbeck District Council.