The Local Government Act 1974 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1978
Section 43(2) of the Local Government Act 1974 provides that the provisions of the Act specified therein shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint. This order brings into operation on 1st April 1979 the remaining provisions of the Act which are not yet in force. These relate to the repeal of certain enactments specified in Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 1974.