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The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Leicester City Council) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/2550 · Made 16 October 1998

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 1998 16th October 1998

Laid before Parliament 23rd October 1998

Coming into force 13th November 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 9.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Exemption of defined activities carried out by Leicester City Council
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Leicester City Council) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 13th November 1998.

2Exemption of defined activities carried out by Leicester City Council

The following types of work carried out by the council of the city of Leicester shall not be treated as defined activities so long as they are carried out in that authority’s area during the period beginning with 13th November 1998 and ending on 31st March 2001:

  • managing sports and leisure facilitiesf1;

  • legal servicesf2;

  • construction and property servicesf3;

  • financial servicesf4;

  • information technology servicesf5.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

16th October 1998

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 particular conditions are fulfilled.

Article 2 of this Order exempts from the requirements of Part I the following types of work carried out by Leicester City Council in their area during the period beginning with 13th November 1998 and ending on 31st March 2001: managing sports and leisure facilities, legal services, construction and property services, financial services, and information technology services.