This Act amends the Walvis Bay and Off-Shore Islands Act, 1994 by inserting a subclause (1A) of Clause 1 of Part III of the Schedule so as to empower the President to exercise any power conferred by section 3 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 for the purpose of, among other things, establishing the local authority area of Walvis Bay. Such power may be exercised at any time before the date of the Proclamation referred to in subclause (1) of Clause 1 of Part III of the Schedule.