9(1)The first financial year of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is the period that—
(a)begins with the day on which section 3 comes into force, and
(b)ends with the relevant 31 March.
(2)After that, the financial year of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is the period of 12 months ending with 31 March.
(3)In this paragraph “relevant 31 March”, in relation to the first financial year of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, means—
(a)if that financial year begins on or before 1 October, the first 31 March that falls after the beginning of the financial year;
(b)if that financial year begins after 1 October, the second 31 March that falls after the beginning of the financial year.