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The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/406 · Made 21 February 1997

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 21st February 1997

Laid before Parliament 28th February 1997

Coming into force 21st March 1997

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 sports and leisure facilities management
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 21st March 1997.

2Exemption of sports and leisure facilities management

The management of sports and leisure facilities by the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is undertaken before 31st December 1998 at the following sites

  • in the borough—

    1. (a)

      the Angel Leisure Centre, Angel Lane, Tonbridge;

    2. (b)

      the Tonbridge (Racecourse) Sportsground, New Wharf Road, Tonbridge;

    3. (c)

      the Tonbridge Farm Sportsground, Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge;

    4. (d)

      the Swanmead Sportsground, Swanmead Way, Tonbridge; and

    5. (e)

      the Games Hut Operation, Tonbridge Racecourse, New Wharf Road, Tonbridge.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Paul Beresford

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment

21st February 1997

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.

This Order exempts from the requirements of Part I the management of sports and leisure facilities by the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council so long as it is undertaken at the sites named in the Order before 31st December 1998.