Section 12

All purposes.

Section 16

All purposes.

Subsections (1) to (3) of section 20

For the purpose of the prescription of scales of fees for the audit of accounts prepared in respect of financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2005.

Subsections (1), (2) and (5) of section 21

All purposes.

Section 39

For the purpose of consulting on, and making, regulations in relation to accounts or statements of accounts prepared in respect of financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2005.

Section 50 and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 1

For the purpose of bringing into effect: (a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, in so far as necessary for the purposes of (b) below, and (b) paragraph 7 of Schedule 1, in so far as it provides for a new section 8A to be inserted after section 8 of the Local Government Act 1999 3.

Subsections (6) to (8) of section 54

All purposes.

Section 58

All purposes.

Section 59

All purposes.

Section 68 and Schedule 3

All purposes.