27In section 112 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (financial administration as to certain police and fire authorities), in subsection (2), for “and” at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
“(ab)the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, and”.
28In section 114 (functions of the chief finance officer as regards reports), at the end there shall be added—
“(9)The National Crime Squad shall be treated as a police force for the purposes of subsection (2) above.”