Explanatory note

The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/339), as amended by S.I. 1995/2996, provides an exemption from the competition requirements of Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 for the new Welsh County and County Borough Councils during the period of local government reorganisation. Generally, the exemption provided for by the 1994 Order is to continue until 30 September 1997, although for certain councils in respect of certain defined activities the exemption period is only until 31 March 1997

Articles 3 and 4 of this Order amend the 1994 Order. Article 3 substitutes new paragraphs (1) and (4) of, and adds a new paragraph (5) to, article 4 of the 1994 Order, while article 4 substitutes a new Schedule to that Order. These extend the exemption period for Powys County Council (‘catering for purposes of schools and welfare’) and for the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (‘collection of refuse’) until 30 September 1997. They also change the exemption period for Merthyr Tydfil and Torfaen County Borough Council in relation to the ‘collection of refuse’ and ‘other cleaning’. The new exemption period for both those activities in respect of those councils will now end on 30 June 1997, (instead of 31 March 1997 for ‘collection of refuse’ and instead of 30 September 1997 for ‘other cleaning’). Article 5 revokes the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities, Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2996)