(1) Section 18A of the Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981, is hereby amended by -

(a) the substitution in paragraph (1) (a) of "£207" for "£197" (inserted by section 39(1) (a) (i) of the Act of 1997),

(b) the substitution in paragraph (1) (b) of "£10,750" for "£10,250" (inserted by section 39(1) (a) (ii) of the Act of 1997), and

(c) the substitution in subsection (2) of "£10,750" for "£10,250" (inserted by section 39(1) (b) of the Act of 1997).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1998.