Introductory text

CONTRACTING OUT

Made 17th July 1996

Coming into force 18th July 1996

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 70(2) and (4) and 77(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 16 to, the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994^f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the representatives of local government appearing to them to be appropriate, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament: