{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-england-and-wales-order-1996/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/770",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England and Wales) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-england-and-wales-order-1996",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Works contracts: local government reorganisation",
  "text": "(1) The activities mentioned in paragraphs (j) to (n) of section 2(2) of the Local Government Act 1988 shall not be treated as defined activities so long as they consist of work undertaken before the relevant date in pursuance of a works contract entered into between a county council and a successor council.\n(2) In this article—\n“relevant date” in relation to any council means—\n(a) in the case of a relevant order which takes effect in relation to that council on 1st April 1995, 1st April 1997;\n(b) in the case of a relevant order which takes effect in relation to that council on 1st April 1996, 1st April 1998; and\n(c) in the case of a relevant order which takes effect in relation to that council on 1st April 1997, 1st April 1999;\n“relevant order” means an order made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992; and\n“successor council”, in relation to a county council, means a council which is created by a relevant order which abolishes the county council, or a council to which functions of the county council are transferred by a relevant order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 19."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/1380",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Combined Fire Authorities Etc.) Order 1998"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/770/article/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}