Article 2 Exemption for works contracts

(1)

The provision of services specified in paragraph (2) below shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in pursuance of a works contract by a local authority (within the meaning of section 1(3) of the Local Government Act 1988^f1) before 1st April 2001.

(2)

The services specified in this paragraph^f2 are–

(a)

housing management;

(b)

management of vehicles;

(c)

security work;

(d)

legal services;

(e)

construction and property services;

(f)

financial services;

(g)

information technology services;

(h)

personnel services.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 1(3) was amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 156(2)(b) and Schedule 14.
f2: The services specified in article 2(2) were added to the list of “defined activities” in section 2(2) of the Local Government Act 1988 by virtue of S.I. 1994/1671, 2884 and 2888 and 1995/1915.