(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1974.
(2) Section 138(2) of this Act and so much of Schedule 3 as relates to the Local Authorities (Petroleum Tax) Act 1970 shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1975.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this Act shall come into force on the 1st day of December 1974.