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The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/3232 · Made 21 December 1998

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 21st December 1998

Laid before Parliament 6th January 1999

Coming into force 27th January 1999

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 collection of refuse
  3. 3Exemption of construction and property services
  4. 4Exemption of financial services
  5. 5Exemption of other cleaning
  6. 6Exemption of repair and maintenance of vehicles
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 27th January 1999.

2Exemption of collection of refuse

The collection of refusef1 by Kennet District Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 27th January 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2001.

3Exemption of construction and property services

(1)

The provision of construction and property servicesf1 by the local authorities listed in paragraph (2) shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 27th January 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2001.

(2)

The local authorities referred to in paragraph (1) are–

  • Bournemouth Borough Council

  • Dorset County Council

  • Lancashire County Council

  • Norfolk County Council

  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Council of the City of Salford

  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Staffordshire County Council

  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Swindon Borough Council.

4Exemption of financial services

The provision of financial servicesf1 by Bath & North East Somerset District Council and Ryedale District Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 27th January 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2001.

5Exemption of other cleaning

Other cleaningf1 by Kennet District Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 27th January 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2001.

6Exemption of repair and maintenance of vehicles

The repair and maintenance of vehiclesf1 by Dorset County Council and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 27th January 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2001.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

21st December 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under Part I (competition) of the Local Government Act 1988 work falling within certain defined activities may be carried out by local authorities only if particular conditions are fulfilled.

Articles 2 to 6 of this Order exempt from the requirements of Part I–

(a)

the collection of refuse by Kennet District Council;

(b)

the provision of construction and property services by the local authorities listed in article 3(2);

(c)

the provision of financial services by Bath & North East Somerset District Council and Ryedale District Council;

(d)

the cleaning of streets, street name plates and traffic signs, the emptying of gullies and litter bins and the removal of litter by Kennet District Council; and

(e)

the repair and maintenance of vehicles by Dorset County Council and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

The condition applicable to all of the exemptions is that the activities may be undertaken only between 27th January 1999 and 1st April 2001.