Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Under Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 (competition), work falling within certain defined activities may be carried out by local authorities only if specified conditions are fulfilled.
This Order exempts a number of activities from the requirements of Part I so long as they are carried out by the Lambeth London Borough Council before 1st April 1997. The activities are—
(a)
the collection of refuse;
(b)
other catering;
(c)
the cleaning of buildings in one or more specified wards or consisting of the cleaning of drains or refuse chutes in council housing; and
(d)
other cleaning consisting of street cleaning or the emptying of gullies.