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Regulation 5 Amendments to the housing management regulations

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Regulation 2 (interpretation) of the housing management regulations is amended, with effect from 1st October 1998—

(a)

by the insertion, after the definition of “the Act”, of the following definition—

  • ““the cost” means the estimated total annual cost including overheads provided that that estimated cost (including overheads) is not treated by a defined authority as forming part of the cost of—

    1. (i)

      another defined activity; or

    2. (ii)

      work to which Part III (direct labour organisations) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 applies;”;

(b)

in the definition of “the specified proportion”, by the substitution—

(i)

for the definition of “T”, of the following—

“T”

  • “an amount equal to the cost to a defined authority of the specified work;”; and

    • (ii)

    for the definition of “B”, of the following—

    • ““B” =

      1. (i)

        for work awarded before 1st September 1994, an amount equal to the cost of specified work which is being carried out following voluntary competitive tendering;

      2. (ii)

        for work awarded after 12th December 1997, an amount equal to 125% of the cost of specified work which is being carried out following voluntary competitive tendering;

      3. (iii)

        for any period other than the permitted period, nil;” and

    (c)

    by the substitution of the following for the definition of “voluntary competitive tendering”—

    • ““voluntary competitive tendering” means the award (whether or not to the defined authority conducting the process) of work following a competitive process in the course of which at least three persons who are not defined authorities were invited to tender for that work.”.