Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “the Act” means the Local Government Act 1988;

• “the 1980 Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980^f1;

• “construction and property services” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(k) of the Act^f2;

• “the cost”, in relation to a defined activity, means the estimated total annual cost including overheads, provided that these overheads are not treated by a defined authority as forming part of the cost of–

  1. (a)

     another defined activity; or

  2. (b)

     work to which Part III of the 1980 Act applies;

• “defined authority” means an authority to whom and to which extent these Regulations apply;

• “financial services” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(l) of the Act^f3;

• “housing management” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(h) of the Act^f4;

• “information technology services” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(m) of the Act^f5;

• “legal services” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(j) of the Act^f6;

• “management of vehicles” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(gg) of the Act^f7;

• “personnel services” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(n) of the Act^f8;

• “professional services” means the defined activities of–

  1. (a)

     legal services;

  2. (b)

     construction and property services;

  3. (c)

     financial services;

  4. (d)

     information technology services; and

  5. (e)

     personnel services;

• “security work” means the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(i) of the Act^f9;

• “the specified proportion” means for professional services an amount calculated–

  1. (a)

     in respect of legal services in accordance with Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

  2. (b)

     in respect of construction and property services in accordance (subject to regulation 7 below) with Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

  3. (c)

     in respect of financial services in accordance (subject to regulation 7 below) with Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

  4. (d)

     in respect of information technology services in accordance with Schedule 4 to these Regulations; and

  5. (e)

     in respect of personnel services in accordance (subject to regulation 7 below) with Schedule 5 to these Regulations;

• “specified work” means work of any description falling within the activity concerned, other than work carried out by a bidding authority to which section 4 of the Act (works contracts; restrictions)^f10 applies;

• “voluntary competitive tendering” means the award of work before 2nd April 1994 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.