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The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 3) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1823 · Made 10 May 2001

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 10th May 2001

Laid before Parliament 10th May 2001

Coming into force 31st May 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 power conferred on the Minister of Housing and Local Government is 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—Thurrock Community Leisure Limited
  4. 4Restrictions on agreements—Care Plus Trust Limited
  5. 5Restrictions on agreements—Paddington Development Trust
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 3) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 31st May 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—

  • Thurrock Community Leisure Limitedf1;

  • Care Plus Trust Limitedf2; and

  • Paddington Development Trustf3.

3Restrictions on agreements—Thurrock Community Leisure Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by Thurrock Community Leisure Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions—

(a)

that any such agreements are for the supply of goods or materials, or the provision of administrative, professional or technical services to it by Thurrock Borough Council;

(b)

that any such agreements are entered into during a period in respect of which it receives a grant from Thurrock Borough Council under section 19(3)(b) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976f1; and

(c)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of recreational facilities in the area of Thurrock Borough Council.

4Restrictions on agreements—Care Plus Trust Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by Care Plus Trust Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions—

(a)

that any such agreements are for the supply of goods or materials or the provision of administrative, professional or technical services to it by the London Borough of Bexley; and

(b)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of home care services in the area of the London Borough of Bexley.

5Restrictions on agreements—Paddington Development Trust

Agreements which may be entered into by Paddington Development Trust by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions—

(a)

that any such agreements are for the supply of goods or materials or the provision of administrative, professional or technical services to it by the London Borough of Brent or the City of Westminster;

(b)

that any such agreements are entered into during a period in respect of which it receives financial assistance from the Secretary of State under section 126(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996f1; and

(c)

that any such agreements are made in connection with activities which contribute to the regeneration or development of all or any part of the areas of the London Borough of Brent or the City of Westminster, including those activities described in section 126(2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

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

10th May 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order designates the bodies named in that article 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, 4, and 5 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.