# The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 1997, Regulation 5: Amendments to the housing management regulations


(1) The housing management regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) substitute the following for the definition of “the cost”—
““the cost” means the estimated total annual cost including overheads provided that that estimated cost (including overheads) is not treated by a relevant authority as forming part of the cost of—
(a) another defined activity; or
(b) work to which Part III (direct labour organisations) of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 applies;”;
(b) substitute the following for the definition of “voluntary competitive tendering”—
““voluntary competitive tendering” means the award (whether or not to the relevant authority conducting the process) of housing management work following a competitive process in the course of which at least three persons who are not relevant authorities were invited to tender for that work.”.
(3) In regulation 3 (application of section 6), for paragraph (2) substitute the following—
“(2) Where housing management work is being carried out by a relevant authority in consequence of voluntary competitive tendering the relevant amount shall be reduced in relation to that authority—
(a) in respect of work awarded before 18th April 1997 by an amount equal to the cost of that work which is being carried out by that authority, and
(b) in respect of work awarded on or after 12th December 1997 by an amount equal to 125 per cent of the cost of such work.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2649/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-competition-wales-no-2-regulations-1997/regulation-5
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