This Act may be cited as the Industrial Development Act 1985.

Section 3 of the 1981 Act (which, so far as unrepealed, makes provision for the Corporation to act as agent for the Secretary of State in the execution of any work in respect of which an advance was made to him under an enactment which has been repealed) shall cease to have effect.

The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

This Act, except section 3 above, shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed; and section 3 above shall come into force on 1st April 1986.

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.