Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 2756

The Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

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(a) by the insertion, after regulation 7A, of the following - 

" Exempted works contracts - schools
     7B. Section 7(1) of the Act shall not apply to any contract for the carrying out of work for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.";

(b) by the substitution, in paragraph (1) of regulation 8 (functional work), for the words "regulations 9 and 9A", of the words "regulations 9, 9A and 9B"; and

(c) by the insertion, after regulation 9A (exempted functional work: England), of the following - 

" Exempted functional work - schools
     9B. Regulation 8 shall not apply to any functional work comprising a job carried out for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.".

Amendment of the Local Authorities (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997
     3. The Local Authorities (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997[3] are amended - 

(a) in regulations 4 (prescribed amount for works contracts) and 6 (requirement to tender for certain works contracts), by the substitution for the words "regulation 8" of the words "regulations 8 and 8A";

(b) by the insertion, after regulation 8 (exempted works contracts), of the following - 

" Exempted works contracts - schools
     8A. Section 7(1) of the Act shall not apply to any contract for the carrying out of work for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.";

(c) by the substitution, in paragraph (1) of regulation 9 (regulated functional work), for the words "regulation 10", of the words "regulations 10 and 10A"; and

(d) by the insertion, after regulation 10 (exempted functional work) of the following - 

" Exempted functional work - schools
     10A. Regulation 9 shall not apply to any functional work comprising a job carried out for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.".

Saving
     4. These Regulations do not apply to work contracts or functional work relating to work for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority where - 

(a) an invitation such as is mentioned in section 7(3)(c) of the Act; or

(b) an invitation such as is mentioned in section 9(4)(a) of the Act,

has been issued in respect of that work before the date on which these Regulations come into force.



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

[2] S.I. 1989/1588; amended by S.I. 1994/1439 and S.I. 1997/561.back

[3] S.I. 1997/999.back