11Application of Part III
(1)This Part of this Act applies to a borough as from such day as may be fixed in relation to that borough by resolution of the borough council, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2)The borough council shall cause to be published in a local newspaper circulating in the borough notice—
(a)of the passing of any such resolution and of a day fixed thereby; and
(b)of the general effect of the provisions of this Part of this Act;
and the day so fixed shall not be earlier than the expiration of three months from the publication of the said notice.
(3)Either a photostatic or other reproduction certified by the officer appointed for that purpose by the borough council to be a true reproduction of a page or part of a page of any such newspaper bearing the date of its publication and containing any such notice shall be evidence of the publication of the notice, and of the date of publication.