{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-specified-periods-scotland-regulations-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/917",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Specified Periods) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-specified-periods-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations specify the minimum and maximum periods for which Scottish local authorities, joint boards and joint committees may invite offers to carry out work in respect of certain of the activities which must be open to competition under Part I of the Local Government Act 1988.\nThe Regulations will apply to the defined activities of collection of refuse, cleaning of buildings (including police buildings), other cleaning, catering for purposes of schools and welfare, other catering, managing sports and leisure facilities, maintenance of ground, repair and maintenance of vehicles, management of vehicles and security work.\nRegulations relating to specified contract periods for development corporations (which are in the process of being wound up) are revoked.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/917/note",
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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."
}