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The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 4) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/3347 · Made 4 October 2001

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 4th October 2001

Laid before Parliament 11th October 2001

Coming into force 25th October 2001

The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government 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—Liverpool Direct Limited
  4. 4Restriction on agreements—Schools PBS Limited
  5. 5Restriction on agreements—Tynedale Housing Limited
  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. 4) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 25th October 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 Transport, Local Government 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:

  • Liverpool Direct Limitedf1;

  • Schools PBS Limitedf2; and

  • Tynedale Housing Limitedf3.

3Restrictions on agreements—Liverpool Direct Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by Liverpool Direct 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 Liverpool City Council; and

(b)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of business services including telecommunication and information communication technology, in the area of Liverpool City Council.

4Restriction on agreements—Schools PBS Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by Schools PBS 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 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council; and

(b)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of facilities management services for local education authority maintained schoolsf1, in the area of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

5Restriction on agreements—Tynedale Housing Limited

Agreements which may be entered into by Tynedale Housing Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions—

(a)

that any such agreements are for the provision of administrative, professional or technical services to it by Tynedale District Council; and

(b)

that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of housing management services, in the area of Tynedale District Council.

Signature

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

Alan Whitehead

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

4th October 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 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.