- Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 2746
The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 1997
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| Made | 18th November 1997 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 21st November 1997 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st April 1998 |
The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
Amendment of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England) Order 1988
2. Paragraph (2) of article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England) Order 1988[2] is amended by the substitution for "£100,000" of "£150,000".
Amendment of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988
3. Paragraph (2) of article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988[3] is amended by the substitution for "£100,000" of "£150,000".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
17th November 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
18th November 1997
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England) Order 1988 and the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988 ("the 1988 Orders") exempted a number of manual services carried out by local authorities in England and Wales in any financial year from the competition requirements of Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 so long as, in respect of each individual service, the cost to the authority of the service in the preceding financial year did not exceed £100,000. This Order raises that limit to £150,000.
Notes:
[1] 1988 c. 9.back
[2] S.I. 1988/1372, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
[3] S.I. 1988/1469, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
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