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The third clause determines the conditions in which the minimum

rate of a district may be altered. The fourth provides for the Act being brought into operation without delay. The fifth is interpretative. The sixth contains the short title, and states that the Act is to continue in force for no longer than three years from its passing unless Parliament determines otherwise. The schedule contains a list of the twenty-one districts in which the district boards are to be set up.