Section 99 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (provision of support by local authority) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1)—
after "local authority" insert , and" or Northern Ireland authority "
at the end add ." or 98 "
For subsections (2) and (3) substitute—
In subsection (4)—
for "A local authority" substitute , and" An authority "
at the end add ." or 98 "
In subsection (5)—
for "a local authority" substitute , and" an authority "
in paragraph (b) for "bodies who are not local authorities" substitute ." other bodies "