12(1)Section 3 (limits on power to promote well-being) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(3A)The power under subsection (3) may be exercised in relation to—
(a)all local authorities,
(b)particular local authorities, or
(c)particular descriptions of local authority.”
(3)At the beginning of subsection (4) (duty to consult) there is inserted “Subject to subsection (4A),”.
(4)After that subsection there is inserted—
“(4A)Subsection (4) does not apply to an order under this section which is made only for the purpose of amending an earlier order under this section—
(a)so as to extend the earlier order, or any provision of the earlier order, to a particular authority or to authorities of a particular description, or
(b)so that the earlier order, or any provision of the earlier order, ceases to apply to a particular authority or to authorities of a particular description.”