# The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/101 · made 17 January 1997

Article 2 of this Order designates four limited companies as public bodies under the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.

Made under: Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (Section 1)

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 17th January 1997
Laid before Parliament 29th January 1997
Coming into force 19th February 1997
The Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in relation to England and Wales in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 19th February 1997.

## 2 Designation of public bodies

Each of the following, being a person appearing to the Secretary of State 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 and Wales:
Huddersfield Pride Limited
Routes to Work (Derby) Limited
Stainforth Development Limited
Sydenham SRB Trust.

## 3 Restrictions on agreements which may be entered into

Agreements which may be entered into by a body by virtue of this Order shall be restricted to agreements with a local authority for the supply of goods or materials, or the provision of administrative, professional or technical services, by that authority to that body, in connection with financial or other assistance given or to be given to that body by any person for the purposes of the regeneration of any part of that authority’s area.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
14th January 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
17th January 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order designates four limited companies as public bodies under the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.
The effect of the designation is to allow a local authority to provide goods and services to the designated bodies. By virtue of article 3, it may only do so provided that the provision is in connection with financial or other assistance to that body by any person for the purposes of the regeneration of any part of that authority’s area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-goods-and-services-public-bodies-order-1997
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