Article 9
Sections 154 to 167, 196(3) and 197(4), and section 251(1) in so far as it extends to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 29, shall come into force—
as respects the accounts of county councils and the committees and officers thereof, on 16th April 1973;
as respects the accounts of district councils and authorities to be covered by resolutions thereof under section 154(2)(d) and the committees and officers of such councils and authorities, on 14th May 1973; and
as respects the accounts of any authority to which article 7 above applies, at the date specified in that article in respect of that authority.
Sections 154(2) and 164 shall come into force as respects the accounts of any such joint committee as is described in section 154(2)(e) on the date on which the joint committee is established.
Section 251(1) in so far as it extends to paragraph 7(2) to (5) of Schedule 29 shall come into force on 1st April 1973.