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The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 2) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/691 · Made 5 March 2001

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 5th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2001

Coming into force 31st March 2001

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(5) and (6) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 and now vested in himf1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1970 c. 39. The powers conferred on the Minister of Housing and Local Government are exercisable by the Secretary of State, see article 2 of the Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1681), and see also S.I. 1997/2971.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Designation as a public body
  3. 3Restrictions on agreements—NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited
  4. 4Restrictions on agreements—United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 2) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 31st March 2001.

(2)

This Order extends to England onlyf1.

2Designation as a public body

Each of the following bodies, being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England:

  • NewSchools (Cornwall) Limitedf1; and

  • United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limitedf2.

3Restrictions on agreements—NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions—

(a)

that any such agreements are for the supply of goods and services to NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited by Cornwall County Council; and

(b)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of education services in the area of Cornwall County Council.

4Restrictions on agreements—United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions—

(a)

that any such agreements are for the supply of goods and services to United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited by South Gloucestershire Council; and

(b)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of waste management services in the area of South Gloucestershire Council.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Beverley Hughes

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

5th March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order designates NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited and the United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited as public bodies under section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (“the 1970 Act”).

The effect of designation is to allow local authorities within the meaning of section 1(4) of the 1970 Act to provide goods and services to the designated public bodies by way of an agreement for any of the purposes prescribed by section 1(1) of that Act.

Articles 3 and 4 impose restrictions on the agreements that can be made by the bodies designated by this Order by virtue of section 1(6) of the 1970 Act. In particular, the restrictions provide that only the named local authorities may provide services for the specified purposes to the appropriate designated public body within the area of that local authority.